00:00A school bus driver who posted videos of his young passengers in his TikTok account, Abang
00:06Bas, was charged again, this time at the Batu Pahat Sessions Court.
00:11The 24-year-old man was accused of knowingly making and initiating the transmission of
00:16an offensive comment in a video showing a 9-year-old girl with the caption, Harini Crush
00:22Busy Boat Homework, followed by a love emoji while observing the child.
00:27The act was allegedly committed at Jalan Amandua in Taman Budiman, Paritraja, at 11pm on September
00:345.
00:36He pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Judge Osman Afendi Mohamed Shala.
00:42The charge was framed under Section 23, Subsection 1A of the Communications and Multimedia Act
00:481998.
00:51He faces a fine not exceeding 50,000 ringgit or imprisonment of up to one year or both
00:58and can be fined an additional 1,000 ringgit.
01:01For each day, the offence continues after conviction.
01:05Judge Osman Afendi allowed bail at 10,000 ringgit with one surety, with additional conditions
01:11that the accused must report himself to the nearest police station once a month and to
01:17refrain from disturbing the victim and prosecution witnesses.
01:21The court also allowed the prosecution's application to transfer the case to the Mua
01:26Sessions Court, as he is also facing charges there, and set October 10 for the submission
01:32of documents and the next mention of the case.
01:35Before leaving the court, the accused was seen making a mini love gesture to his family
01:40members.
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