Kota Kinabalu: A 50-year-old man was charged in the Sessions Court here Friday with committing physical sexual offences against a six-year-old girl, four years ago.
Unemployed Noredi Abu Bakar pleaded not guilty before Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan to committing the offence against the minor in early September 2020 in a car at a Tuaran village.
The offence under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences against Children Act 2017 carries a jail term of up to 20 years, and whipping, on conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Al-Hakim Abdul Razak in applying for a mention date offered no bail.
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Amir fixed March 11 for mention and offered the accused bail at RM10,000 with RM5,000 deposited in two sureties and to report to the Tuaran Police Station once a month.
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