Dungun religious teacher remanded after three boys lodge sexual assault reports

A former headmaster of a tahfiz school in Dungun has been remanded for five days to assist in the investigation of alleged sexual assaults against three former male students, aged 13 and 14, who reported the incidents between April and September last year. The 26-year-old man, now a part-time teacher at a religious school in the district, was arrested at his home in Paka yesterday evening.

The remand order was issued by Magistrate Ng Yan Ni to facilitate investigations under Sections 14(b) and 14(d) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. Police received the three reports yesterday, and preliminary investigations have established that all three victims were former students of the school in 2025.

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