{
  "id": 16897114,
  "title": "Appeal court imposes 20-year sentence on headmaster for child sex offences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/appeal-court-imposes-20-year-sentence-on-headmaster-for-child-sex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T12:32:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/28/appeal-court-imposes-20-year-sentence-on-headmaster-for-child-sex-offences/241035"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Court of Appeal has sentenced a 59-year-old former headmaster, Anuar Kintan, to 20 years in prison and 11 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing a 12-year-old student in 2021. An appeal court panel, led by Justice Datuk Noorin Badaruddin, upheld the conviction for making pornography but overturned the lower court's acquittals on the charges of physical sexual assault. The victim testified directly, identifying Anuar as the person who took the explicit images of her. Forensic examination confirmed the existence of the photographs on Anuar's phone. Despite his defense's alibi that he was at home during the incident, the court deemed the prosecution's case strong enough to ignore the alibi. The 20-year sentence for the first charge will be served consecutively with the 11-year sentence for the second charge.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 — The Court of Appeal today sentenced a headmaster to 20 years in jail and 11 strokes of th...",
  "key_points": [
    "Former headmaster Anuar Kintan sentenced to 20 years in prison",
    "12-year-old student sexually abused in 2021",
    "Conviction upheld, physical assault charges overturned"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}