{
  "id": 3930570,
  "title": "Teacher fined RM16,000 for outraging modesty of three students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/teacher-fined-rm16-000-for-outraging-modesty-of-three-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:20:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1520747/teacher-fined-rm16000-outraging-modesty-three-students"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A secondary school teacher from Pedas, Rembau, was fined RM16,000 by the Sessions Court for physically assaulting three female students with the intent to defile their modesty. Judge Tasnim Abu Bakar imposed the fine after the 36-year-old teacher, Muhamad Asyraf Ahmad, pleaded guilty to four alternative charges. The court levied a RM4,000 fine and threatened a six-month jail sentence if he fails to pay each of the four counts. The alleged incidents occurred between April and May of the previous year, in the school's spa room, a classroom, and inside a car at a specific point on the North-South Expressway near Rembau. The charges fall under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which carries up to a decade of imprisonment, a fine, whipping, or any combination thereof upon conviction. The judge considered the facts of the case, the evidence presented, the accused's lack of prior convictions, his plea, and the public interest before delivering the sentence. Deputy public prosecutor Norazihah Asmuni prosecuted the case, while attorney P Bhaerabii represented the accused.",
  "summary": "SEREMBAN: A secondary school teacher from Pedas, Rembau, was fined RM16,000 by the Sessions Court here today for using criminal force on three female students with intent to outrage their modesty.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}