00:01A school principal in Bagan Datuk, who came under scrutiny on social media over allegations of sexual harassment involving a
00:09Form 3 student, lodged a police report on Sunday.
00:13Perak Police Chief Datuk Muhammad Alwi Zainal Abidin said the 56-year-old principal lodged the report over a viral
00:20video showing him being attacked by the student's family.
00:24Muhammad Alwi said police are investigating the case under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt and
00:33Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities.
00:41Initial findings indicate the student's family attacked the principal after he was accused of calling the student to express romantic
00:49feelings.
00:49Police have so far taken statements from nine people, including the principal.
00:55Muhammad Alwi said police have also opened an investigation under Section 15, Subsection A of the Sexual Offenses Against Children
01:04Act 2017, following a report lodged by the student's mother.
01:08The allegations first gained attention on social media through a post on Threads, which claimed that the principal had sent
01:15inappropriate messages to a female student.
01:18Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadlina Siddiq has directed the Perak State Education Department to investigate the allegations.
01:27The principal has been temporarily transferred to the Bagan Datuk District Education Office pending the outcome of the investigation.
