A 36-year-old Arabic class teacher has claimed trial at the Melaka Sessions Court to two counts of sexual assault against an underaged boy.
Abdul Halim Ismail was charged before Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah on Monday (Aug 5).
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Abdul Halim Ismail was charged before Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah on Monday (Aug 5).
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00:00A 36-year-old Arabic class teacher has claimed trial at the Malacca Sessions Court to two
00:08counts of sexual assault against an underage boy.
00:12Abdul Halim Ismail was charged before Judge Rohatul Akhmar Abdullah on Monday.
00:17For the first offense, he was charged under Section 14, Subsection A of the Sexual Offenses
00:22Against Children Act, 2017, for allegedly touching the private parts of the 11-year-old
00:29boy for sexual purposes.
00:32This section carries a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping.
00:36Meanwhile, for the second offense, Abdul Halim was charged for allegedly touching his own
00:42private parts to ejaculate in the presence of the same victim for sexual gratification.
00:48For this offense, he was charged under Section 15, Subsection C of the Sexual Offenses Against
00:54Children Act, 2017, which carries a jail term of up to 10 years or a fine of 20,000 or both
01:02upon conviction.
01:04Both the offenses were allegedly committed at a hotel in Malacca Tenga District on July
01:0918 last year.
01:11Bail has been set at $15,000 for both charges and the court has set September 12 for the
01:17next mention date.