Elderly man fined RM4,000 for molesting teenage girl in lift
GEORGETOWN: An 85-year-old man was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here after pleading guilty to molesting a 16-year-old girl in a lift at a flat in Air Itam on Sept 17.
An 85-year-old man, Yong Lip Fook, was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate's Court in Georgetown for molesting a 16-year-old girl in a lift at a flat in Air Itam on September 17. The court imposed an additional eight months in prison if he failed to pay the fine, citing the offense under Section 354 of the Penal Code. The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Danial Amir Saad, while the defence was represented by lawyer Sharmila Shanthini Mogan.
The accused, who was a heart patient suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, had cooperated with the court and pledged not to reoffend. His child paid the fine after it was imposed.
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