BUTTERWORTH: A 74-year-old man has been charged with rape and sexual assault of two sisters at two separate Sessions Courts right here.
The non secular teacher, who teaches non secular courses from his dwelling, was slapped with 10 fees of rape and 7 fees of sexual assault towards the victims over the course of seven years.
In the primary Sessions Court earlier than choose Noor Aini Yusof, he was charged with three counts of raping a minor, between Jan 1, 2018, to Dec 31, 2020 when she was between the ages of seven and 9.
The cost sheet, learn out in Bahasa Malaysia, mentioned the rape came about at his dwelling in Kampung Setol, Jalan Baru, in Prai, Butterworth.
He was charged beneath Section 376(1)(e) of the Penal Code for committing rape towards the sufferer, which carries a jail time period of as much as 20 years and whipping, upon conviction.
In the identical courtroom, he was charged with three counts of sexually assaulting the identical sufferer throughout the identical interval and on the identical location.
He was charged beneath Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 that carries imprisonment for as much as 20 years and can be liable to whipping.
The man pleaded not responsible to all six fees.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhamad Syeqal Che Murat who prosecuted mentioned no bail was supplied for this offence.
Nur Aini instructed the accused that no bail could be supplied and set July 29 for case point out pending paperwork and for the accused to nominate a lawyer.
He was then produced at one other Sessions Court earlier than choose Norhayati Mohamed Yunus and charged with seven counts of rape and 4 counts of sexual assault on one other minor between Jan 1, 2014, and early March 2021.
The cost sheets learn that he was charged with seven counts of rape between Jan 1, 2014, and Dec 31, 2020, when the minor was between the age of 5 and 11-years-old.
The incidents came about at his dwelling in Kampung Setol, Jalan Baru, in Prai, Butterworth.
He was charged beneath Section 376(1)(e) of the Penal Code for committing rape towards the sufferer, which carries a jail time period of as much as 20 years and whipping, upon conviction.
In the identical courtroom earlier than Norhayati, he was then charged with 4 counts of sexually assaulting the identical sufferer between Jan 1, 2018, and early March 2021 when the sufferer was between the ages of 9 and 12, on the identical location.
He was charged beneath Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 that carries imprisonment for as much as 20 years and can be liable to whipping.
The man pleaded not responsible to all 11 fees.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Aisyah Al Humayrah Kamaruzaman instructed the courtroom that no bail could be supplied as there have been one other 10 minors who’ve claimed to be victims of assault by the accused.
“If he’s out on bail they (the minors) is perhaps afraid to cooperate and provides their statements to the police,” she mentioned.
Norhayati didn’t provide bail and set July 29 for case point out pending paperwork and for the accused to nominate a lawyer.
