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Tahfiz student gets 2-year good behaviour bond in sexual assault case
The boy, who was 17 at the time, was charged with sexually assaulting the victim, who was 13 years and eight months old, in April last year. (Reuters pic)
PETALING JAYA : A tahfiz student who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the child of a staff member at a tahfiz centre in Hulu Langat in April last year was bound over on a two-year good behaviour bond by the Ampang magistrates' court today.
Magistrate Normaizan Rahim made the order and also set bail at RM3,000 after examining the boy's probation report by the social welfare department (JKM) at the proceedings today, Bernama reported.
She also ordered the boy, now 18, to undergo a workshop organised by JKM and for him to be accompanied by his parents during the workshop.
The boy, who was 17 at the time of the incident, was charged with sexually assaulting the victim, who was 13 years and eight months old, in April last year.
The charge was framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides a prison sentence of not more than 20 years and whipping upon conviction.
Lawyer A Rahman Nasir represented the accused, while the prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutor Norhidayah Abdullah Sani.
