{
  "id": 7304217,
  "title": "Melaka dance teacher remanded over sexual assault allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/melaka-dance-teacher-remanded-over-sexual-assault-allegations-7304217",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/14/melaka-dance-teacher-remanded-over-sexual-assault-allegations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A dance teacher in Melaka has been remanded for five days over allegations of sexually assaulting two of his students, according to reports. The 20-year-old suspect was arrested after two 14- and 15-year-old boys reported the incidents to the police. The first alleged victim claims she was sexually assaulted multiple times since September 4 at the suspect's home in Krubong and at Tasik 1 Krubong. The second victim alleges that the assaults began at the end of December last year in a hotel and continued in early June at the suspect's home. Melaka police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar confirmed the arrests and the details of the allegations.",
  "summary": "The 20-year-old is suspected of sexually assaulting two male students, aged 14 and 15.",
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        "title": "Melaka dance teacher remanded over sexual assault allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/melaka-dance-teacher-remanded-over-sexual-assault-allegations",
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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."
}