Sarawak teacher charged with sexual assault of 10 girl pupils
Police say the 56-year-old was a teacher at the primary school, where the offences allegedly occurred in the science laboratory and classrooms.
A teacher in Sarawak has been charged with sexually assaulting 10 schoolgirls between 2022 and 2024 at a primary school in Mukah. The 56-year-old accused, who was a teacher at the school, was arrested following a complaint lodged by a secondary school counsellor on August 7. The alleged offences took place in the science laboratory and classrooms.
According to prosecutors, the teacher was charged under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, facing up to 20 years in jail and whipping for the principal section, and a maximum five-year jail term with at least two strokes of the cane for violating a position of trust. The accused did not enter a plea and was granted bail of RM20,000 with two sureties.
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