{
  "id": 10370097,
  "title": "Form 4 boy pleads guilty to raping 15-year-old at budget hotel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/form-4-boy-pleads-guilty-to-raping-15-year-old-at-budget-hotel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T05:05:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1542817/form-4-boy-pleads-guilty-raping-15-year-old-budget-hotel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Tawau, a 16-year-old Form Four student admitted guilt in the Magistrate's Court for raping his 15-year-old girlfriend at a budget hotel in July, reported by the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. The legal proceedings took place under Section 375(g) of the Penal Code, which carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years imprisonment and caning, as per Section 376(1) of the same Code. However, due to the accused being a juvenile, the sentencing process will be contingent on a probation report from the Welfare Department. The prosecuting officer, Assistant Superintendent Nur Intan Jamrin, presented the case, while the accused was defended by counsel Jhassery P. Kang from the National Legal Aid Foundation. The court set a date for October 22 to consider the probation report at the Child Court and granted the accused bail of RM300, with his mother serving as the guarantor.",
  "summary": "TAWAU: A 16-year-old schoolboy pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court to raping his 15-year-old girlfriend at a budget hotel in July.",
  "key_points": [
    "16-year-old Form Four student pleads guilty to raping 15-year-old girlfriend",
    "Case under Section 375(g) of Penal Code, potential 20-year sentence",
    "Bail set at RM300 with mother as guarantor, hearing on October 22"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}