{
  "id": 18083804,
  "title": "Kelantan teacher charged with two counts of sexually assaulting 11-year old pupil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/kelantan-teacher-charged-with-two-counts-of-sexually-assaulting-11",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:22:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1570563/kelantan-teacher-charged-two-counts-sexually-assaulting-11-year-old"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KOTA BARU: A 34-year-old teacher and hostel warden, Mohd Faiz Rohizat, has been charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old pupil in April and September 2025, according to prosecutors. The teacher, who works at a primary school in Dabong, Kuala Krai, pleaded not guilty to the charges during a session in the Sessions Court. The alleged assaults occurred in the warden's room of the school hostel. The first charge, under Section 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, and the second, under Section 14(d), both carry up to 20 years in prison and whipping if convicted. Syazalia Che Suhaimin, the deputy public prosecutor, argued against bail citing the severity of the offenses, while Siti Fathma Nuraimi Mohamad, the accused's defense lawyer, requested bail, stating the teacher is a civil servant with a family and ailing parents. Despite the plea for bail, the court set a RM10,000 bond with one surety, and imposed additional conditions, including mandatory reporting to the police and surrendering his passport. The court scheduled a December 23rd hearing for further proceedings.",
  "summary": "KOTA BARU: A teacher was charged in the Sessions Court here today with two counts of sexually assaulting a male pupil in a hostel warden's room in Dabong, Kuala Krai, last year.",
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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."
}