85-year-old fined RM4,000 over teen girl molestation charge
AN 85-year-old man was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrates’ Court in George Town today after pleading guilty to using criminal force against a 16-year-old girl with intent to outrage her modesty at a flat in Air Itam last week. Magistrate Nadratun Naim ...
An 85-year-old man, Yong Lip Fook, was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrates’ Court in George Town after pleading guilty to assaulting a 16-year-old girl with the intent to outrage her modesty in an Air Itam flat. The incident occurred on September 17 when Yong allegedly used criminal force against the teenager in a lift at a flat in Tingkat Paya Terubong, Air Itam.
The court imposed the fine and ordered Yong to serve eight months in jail if he failed to pay the fine. Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Danial Amir Saad sought a deterrent sentence, while defense lawyer Sharmila Shanthini Mogan requested leniency, noting that Yong was suffering from heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, and was unemployed and dependent on his children. Yong’s son subsequently paid the RM4,000 fine after the court imposed the sentence.
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