00:02The atmosphere at the Salayan court complex turned tense and briefly heated when the third
00:07suspect in an alleged sexual abuse case at a welfare home arrived to face multiple charges.
00:14The suspect, a 17-year-old juvenile who cannot be named under the law, was seen covering his
00:20head with a towel as he was escorted into the lock-up area. While being escorted, an elderly
00:26man was heard expressing anger, remarking that those entrusted to protect had instead
00:31caused harm, while another described the situation as a betrayal of trust. The teenager, who
00:38is also a resident of the welfare home, later pleaded not guilty at the Salayan magistrate's
00:44court to four charges of physical and non-physical sexual assault, as well as intercourse against
00:49the order of nature involving a boy. The plea was entered after all charges were read before
00:55Magistrate Mahmouda V. M. Abdul Latif in proceedings held in camera as the case involved a minor.
01:03The charge sheet states that the accused allegedly committed intercourse against the order of
01:08nature with a boy aged 10 years and 5 months at a children's care centre in Batu Caves on
01:15March 27, 2026. He also faces three charges under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, comprising
01:25one count of physical sexual assault and two counts of non-physical sexual assault. The court allowed bail of
01:32RM6,500 with one surety and fixed June 24 for case mention for the submission of documents. On Thursday,
01:41the caretaker of the welfare home, 25-year-old Retna Velu, pleaded guilty at the Ampang Sessions Court to 15
01:49charges of sexual assault, including offences against the order of nature involving several boys. The court
01:56denied him bail and fixed May 21 for sentencing. Meanwhile, the welfare home operator, 31-year-old S.
02:04Valan, pleaded not guilty to four charges of physical and non-physical sexual abuse involving minors.
02:11He was granted bail of RM15,000 with one surety and the court set June 10 for mention of the
02:17case.
02:18The case has drawn public attention following allegations that abuse had been ongoing for
02:23years at the unlicensed welfare home, with multiple residents believed to have been victims.
02:34The crime of RM6,000 is a crime of the
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02:37government of the North, the U.S., and on Thursday, the U.S. and on Thursday, the U.S. and
02:38on Thursday the
02:38morning of the WS. and on Thursday, the U.S. and on Thursday, the U.S. and on Thursday.
02:39You
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