SEREMBAN, May 20 — A female teacher pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to five counts of physical and non-physical sexual assault against a 14-year-old male student, dating back to September last year.

Nurul Asyikin Sutan Shahril, 42, entered her plea after the charges were read before Judge Siti Aishah Ab Rashid.

For two counts of physical sexual assault, the class teacher allegedly committed the act under a tree outside an apartment here between Sept 12 and 20, 2025, around 2.30 pm.

She is also accused of repeating the act against the same victim at a house here at 1.30 pm on April 7 last.

The charges were filed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and caning upon conviction.

The accused faces an additional physical sexual assault charge under Section 377B of the Penal Code, which carries a similar penalty.

For the non-physical charges, she was accused of sending indecent images to the boy via WhatsApp between Sept 13 and April 10 last year, at an apartment here.

The accused also faces a separate non-physical sexual assault charge against the same victim at the same location and time period, by making him send indecent images of himself via WhatsApp.

Both these charges were filed under Section 15(a)(I) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, or a fine not exceeding RM20,000, or both.

Deputy public prosecutor Norazihah Asmuni requested bail of RM30,000 for each charge, but the accused’s lawyer Zaflee Pakwanteh appealed for a reduction, citing his client’s financial constraints.

Judge Siti Aishah Ab Rashid then set bail at RM25,000 for all charges. She also ordered the accused to report to the nearest police station every month, not to interfere with the victim or prosecution witnesses, and to surrender her passport.

The court set July 1 for further case mention. — Bernama

KUCHING, May 15 — The Sessions Court here has ordered a 19-year-old student to be sent to Henry Gurney School Kuching until he reaches the age of 21 for having child sexual abuse materials on his smartphone.

Judge Musli Ab Hamid also ordered the youth offender to undergo rehabilitative counselling throughout his detention period at Henry Gurney School Kuching in accordance with Section 26(1) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (Soaca) 2017.

The court further ordered the offender to undergo police supervision in Bau for two years upon his release from the institution pursuant to Section 27(1) of Soaca 2017.

In addition, the court instructed the reform school to ensure the youth offender completes the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM).

The court made the verdict after hearing the teenager’s social report from the Welfare Department.

On April 10, the accused pleaded guilty to two charges framed under the Soaca 2017.

For the first charge, he was accused of participating in a business related to child pornography under Section 8, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 15 years and not less than three strokes of the cane upon conviction.

For the second charge under Section 10, he was accused of possessing child sexual abuse materials on his smartphone.

The offence is punishable with imprisonment of up to five years, a fine of up to RM10,000, or both upon conviction.

Both offences were committed at around 9.10pm on April 7 in a Bau village.

It was previously reported that the teenager was arrested during a raid in Bau following intelligence gathered by the police.

Bau police chief Supt Mohd Haide A Rahman had said inspections of the teenager’s device uncovered 936 obscene videos and 4,035 pornographic images.

“Initial investigations found that the suspect is believed to have accessed pornographic websites involving adult and child content, apart from carrying out the sale of such materials through the Telegram application and promoting them on social media platforms,” he said.

He added that the suspect admitted using the activity as a source of income.

Deputy public prosecutor Marvind Kaliyani appeared for the prosecution while the accused was unrepresented. — The Borneo Post