JOHOR BARU: A technician has entered a guilty plea after initially pleading not guilty to seven charges of sexual assault and producing pornography content involving three young children. The 29-year-old man changed his plea before Sessions Court judges Nor Aziati Jaafar and Madihah Zainol yesterday. The technician faces four charges of sexual assault involving three girls, aged five, six and seven, for inappropriately touching them. The charges come under Section 14(a) and Section 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act, which provides for a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and caning, if convicted. The offence is framed under Section 5 of the same Act, which stipulates a maximum prison sentence of 30 years and may also entail up to six strokes of whipping upon conviction.

Source: The Star March 05, 2026 12:02 UTC