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Malay Mail
04-08-2025
- Malay Mail
Taxi driver, 76, pleads not guilty to sexual assault of student while stopped at traffic lights in Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — A man was brought before the Sessions Court in Muar, Johor, today and charged with committing physical sexual assault on a female student who was riding in his taxi last May. The accused, Low Fatt Tham, 76, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him in Mandarin by the court interpreter before Judge Sayani Mohd Nor, according to a report published in Buletin TV3. According to the charge, he allegedly committed the offence against the 16-year-old victim inside the taxi while it was stopped at a traffic light along Jalan Mohd Salim in Kluang at around 8.20pm on May 13. He was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment and whipping, upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Diyana Najihah Muhamed Fauzi led the prosecution, while the accused was represented by lawyer Nursyidah Muslim. The prosecution offered bail at RM20,000, but the court allowed bail at RM10,000 with one surety. The court also imposed additional conditions, requiring the accused to report to the nearest police station once a month and to refrain from contacting prosecution witnesses, especially the victim, until the case is concluded. The case mention has been set on 4 September for document submission.
New Straits Times
20-06-2025
- New Straits Times
Man jailed for inciting teen daughter to commit sexual act
MUAR: A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court today after pleading guilty to inciting his 14 year old daughter to engage in sexual activity. The self-employed accused admitted to communicating sexually with his daughter at a house in Batu Pahat at 4pm on June 16. He was charged under Section 11(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, read together with Section 16, which carries a prison term of up to five years and caning. The victim contacted her aunt following concerns that her father had attempted to initiate inappropriate relations. The victim resisted and fled her father's bedroom before being collected by her aunt. At the same court, a 35-year-old lorry driver pleaded not guilty to physically abusing his niece. He is charged under Section 14(a) of the same act, which carries up to 20 years' imprisonment and caning, if convicted. His bail was set at RM10,000 with additional conditions requiring monthly reporting to the police and no contact with prosecution witnesses. The case has been adjourned to July 23 for submission of legal documents and representation arrangements. Deputy public prosecutor Diyana Najihah Muhamed Fauzi prosecuted while both the accused were unrepresented.
