00:00A religious teacher has claimed trial at the Iyer Kero Sessions Court to a charge of sexually
00:08assaulting a 12-year-old female pupil.
00:11The 25-year-old accused was charged before Sessions judge Rohatul Akma Abdullah on Tuesday.
00:17Based on the charge sheet, the accused allegedly hugged the victim from behind and caressed
00:22her buttocks at a madrasa in Malacatenga district on April 12.
00:27The charge framed under Section 14 Subsection A of the Sexual Offences Against Children
00:32Act 2017 provides a maximum 20 years jail and whipping if convicted.
00:38The court granted bail of 12,000 ringgit and ordered the accused to report to the nearest
00:44police station at the start of every month until the end of the case proceedings.
00:50Next mention was fixed for August 30.
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