{
  "id": 12875746,
  "title": "Teacher charged with assaulting 17-year-old students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/teacher-charged-with-assaulting-17-year-old-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/08/teacher-charged-with-assaulting-17-year-old-students"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Teacher Shafie Mohamad has been charged with five counts of sexual assault against three 17-year-old male students in Kota Bharu sessions court. The 47-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charges which include sexual assault, unnatural intercourse, and sexual misconduct. The alleged incidents took place at a hotel in Kota Bharu, a house in Bachok, and another house in Kampung Tok Berlian between June last year and August this year. Shafie is accused of assaulting one student in the hotel and at a house in Kampung Tok Berlian, while another student was allegedly assaulted at a house in Kampung Tok Berlian in mid-August. The fifth charge involves a different 17-year-old boy who was allegedly assaulted on August 26 at 6pm. Shafie was represented by Nurul Samhana Aidenan and the prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Siti Arina Razali. Bail was set at RM23,000 with one surety and Shafie was ordered not to contact the victims or witnesses, provide a permanent address, and report to a police station twice a month until the case is concluded. The court has set November 10 for the remention of the case.",
  "summary": "Shafie Mohamad claims trial to all five charges before Kota Bharu sessions court judge Zulkifli Abllah.",
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  "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."
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