Factory worker jailed three months for molesting jogger

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A 28-year-old factory worker was sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court in Ayer Keroh for molesting a female jogger.  Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Sulaiman handed down the sentence to Muhammad Ridzuan Yusof after he pleaded guilty to the charge read to him by a court interpreter on Wednesday (April 16).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 28-year-old man was sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrates' Court in Ayar

00:07Kero for molesting a female jogger. Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohamad Sulaiman meted out the

00:13sentence to Mohamad Ridzuan Yusuf after he pleaded guilty to the charge on Wednesday.

00:19The factory worker, who has a learning disability, was accused of intentionally using criminal force

00:25to outrage the modesty of a 20-year-old dental clinic assistant.

00:30He had hugged the victim, touched her private parts, and covered her mouth, causing her fear

00:35and distress. The offence was committed at the Malacca Historic City Council's Recreational Park

00:41at Bukit Serindit at 10 p.m. on April 10. The charge was framed under Section 354 of the Penal Code,

00:50which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment, or a fine or whipping,

00:55or any combination of these punishments upon conviction. Earlier, the accused's lawyer,

01:01Mohamed Izzuddin Abmalik from the Legal Aid Foundation, appealed for a lighter sentence on

01:07grounds that his client is a person with disabilities who earns a monthly salary of 1,500 ringgit

01:13and has repented for his actions. However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Wardah Ishar urged the court to

01:21impose a heavier sentence, taking into account the seriousness of the offence.

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