Kota Kinabalu: A 40-year-old Thai woman was fined RM3,500 or eight months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for soliciting prostitution last year.
Chuaeasatum Wanlaya pleaded guilty before Marilyn Kelvin to offering to provide sexual services to a 29-year-old man on Nov 14, 2024, at 9.13pm, at a massage parlour in the city.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The charge, under Section 372B of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to one year or a fine, or both, on conviction.
The facts of the case presented by the prosecution stated that on the said day a police team raided the premises and found both Chuaeasatum and a male customer naked in one of the rooms.
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Lim added that she is a single mother of one child and also taking care of her ageing father and applied for her not to be referred to the Immigration Department as her passport is still valid.
AdvertisementThe prosecution applied an adequate sentence. In another case, a 24-year-old man was charged with attempted theft.
Unemployed Shahrul Fikri Azlan pleaded not guilty to trying to steal from a car belonging to one Farizah Md Suhaili on Feb 2, this year, at 2.30pm, in Tanjung Aru.
AdvertisementThe charge, framed under Section 379 of the Penal Code, is read with Section 511 of the same Code. The court fixed March 24 for pre-trial case management and released the accused on a bail of RM1,500 in two sureties.
