SHAH ALAM, June 8 — A debt collector facing a charge of sexual assault involving a teenage boy changed his plea to not guilty at the Sessions Court here today.
Mohamad Fadwan Abd Muaain, 42, made the plea change after the charge was read out again in the presence of Judge Rasyihah Ghazali.
The charge states that he allegedly committed physical sexual abuse against a 14-year-old boy at a house in Section 32 here between 8.05am and 11.50am on May 11.
The offence is framed under Section 14(d) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which stipulates a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment and caning if found guilty.
Deputy Public Prosecutor KS Rinisha Priyya led the prosecution, while the accused had no legal representation.
The court fixed July 8 for the submission of documents and the appointment of a lawyer.
On May 22, Mohamad Fadwan pleaded guilty to the charge at the Sessions Court, with today’s proceedings set for the presentation of facts and mitigation before sentencing.
In another court proceeding, the man was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to wrongful confinement and causing injury to the teenage boy at the same time and location.
He was charged under Sections 342 and 323 of the Penal Code, which each provide for up to one year’s imprisonment, a fine of RM2,000, or both. — Bernama
