Teacher charged with 10 counts of sexually assaulting pupils in Mukah

A 56-year-old teacher in Mukah has been charged with 10 counts of sexually assaulting female pupils between 2022 and 2024, according to the Malay Mail. The accused, who was a teacher at a primary school at the time of the alleged offences, is accused of committing the offences against 10 girls while in a position of trust as their teacher.

The alleged offences took place in the school's science laboratory and classrooms. The police were alerted by a secondary school counselling teacher on August 7 after receiving a complaint from one of the alleged victims. If convicted, the teacher faces up to 20 years' imprisonment and whipping under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. The case will be mentioned again on October 20.

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