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Cashier pleads not guilty to exploiting woman for alleged prostitution
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KOTA KINABALU (July 3): A cashier of a reflexology centre pleaded not guilty in a Sessions Court here on Thursday to a charge of allowing the exploitation for a woman for alleged prostitution purposes at the premises.
Darel Woo Kok Phin, 48, who was brought before judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan, was accused of committing the offence at the reflexology centre here at 10pm on June 19.
The charge was under Section 373 (1) (a) of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to 15 years and a fine, upon conviction.
The judge reserved August 5 for case management and Woo, who was unrepresented, was granted RM8,000 bail with two local sureties.
The court ordered the accused to report at a nearest police station every first and fourteen day of every month, pending disposal of the case.
Woo was further ordered to surrender his passport to court if any and reminded not to disturb any of the prosecution's witnesses.
