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 a Magistrates’ Court in George Town for allegedly using criminal force against a 16-year-old girl with the intent to outrage her modesty. The incident occurred in an Air Itam flat on September 17. Yong pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight months in jail if he failed to pay the fine.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Danial Amir Saad had requested a deterrent sentence, while Yong's defense lawyer, Sharmila Shanthini Mogan, asked for leniency, citing Yong's health issues and unemployment. The court granted the fine after Yong's son paid the RM4,000.
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