KOTA BAHRU: A man with intellectual disabilities was charged in the Sessions Court here today with committing physical sexual assault on a teenage boy in March.
Mohamad Hafiz Al-Hilal Maula Murad, 35, who is unemployed, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Nik Habri Muhamad. He was charged with committing the offence on the 17-year-old teenager at a mosque in Jalan Langgar here at 2.30 pm on March 15.
The charge was framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 which provides a prison sentence of up to 20 years and whipping, if convicted.
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Deputy public prosecutor Siti Edabayu Subhan prosecuted, while the accused was represented by lawyer Ahmad Farhan Abdul Halim.
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