Teacher claims trial to outraging modesty of pupil in Melaka school
A 42-year-old male teacher pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court in Alor Gajah, Melaka on Friday (Jan 19) to an offence of outraging the modesty of his 11-year-old female pupil during lessons in a classroom in May last year.
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00:00 A 42-year-old male teacher pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court in Alor Gajah to an
00:09 offence of "outraging the modesty of his pupil in a classroom".
00:15 The plea of the accused was recorded before Judge Nariman Badruddin on Friday.
00:21 Based on the charge sheet, the accused had allegedly outraged the modesty of an 11-year-old
00:27 female pupil during lessons at a Year 5 class in a school at Durian Tunggal at 10am on May
00:34 26, 2022.
00:36 The charge was framed under Section 14, Subsection A of the Sexual Offences Against Children
00:43 Act 2017, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping upon conviction.
00:50 The accused, who has since been transferred out from the school following the incident,
00:55 was represented by Counsel S. Karthigesan.
00:59 Deputy Public Prosecutor Anis Najwa Nazari prosecuted while the court granted bail of
01:06 RM8,000 with one surety to the accused.
01:10 The next mention date has been fixed on February 28.
01:14 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.au/crimestoppers.
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