{
  "id": 16706760,
  "title": "Transferred Perak principal now under police probe after mother reports alleged sexual harassment of her Form Three daughter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/transferred-perak-principal-now-under-police-probe-after-mother",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T04:47:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/27/transferred-perak-principal-now-under-police-probe-after-mother-reports-alleged-sexual-harassment-of-her-form-three-daughter/240762"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A school principal in Perak is currently under police investigation after his mother reported allegations of sexual harassment against him involving a Form Three student. The student's mother lodged the complaint with police on October 24, and the investigation is being conducted under Section 15(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. The 56-year-old principal has also filed a separate report, alleging that he was assaulted by members of the student's family following the viral video of their confrontation. Police are probing this alleged assault under Section 323 of the Penal Code and alleged misuse of network facilities under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. The Perak Education Department has temporarily transferred the principal to the Bagan Datuk District Education Office pending the investigation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Kano: Three remanded over alleged kidnapping, murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kano-three-remanded-over-alleged-kidnapping-murder",
        "published": "2026-10-26T15:17:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}