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A teacher from a religious school in Batu Pahat, Johor, has been remanded for seven days after allegedly instructing two female students to undress as a form of punishment
According to Berita Harian, Magistrate Nuraisidah A Rahman issued the remand order against the 29-year-old suspect yesterday, 25 November, to facilitate investigations under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
Police arrested the suspect after a report was lodged at the Batu Pahat district police headquarters on Monday, 24 November.
Based on the police report, a victim claimed that it has happened twice, once in 2023 and another last year, where she was asked to cover her eyes with a handkerchief
She claimed that, while blindfolded, the teacher ordered her to remove part of her clothing and told her not to tell anyone about the incident.
The victim said she was subjected to this punishment once after accidentally spilling food on a table during class.
Meanwhile, the other student claimed this has happened to her many times before, with the suspect calling her into a classroom alone before committing the act.
If you or someone you know may be at risk or has experienced sexual abuse or assault, please reach out to these Malaysian organisations:
1. WOMEN'S AID ORGANISATION (WAO)
Operating hours: 24-hour
Contact: +603-30008858
SMS/WhatsApp: +6018-9888058
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2. ALL WOMEN'S ACTION SOCIETY (AWAM)
Operating hours: Weekdays (9.30am – 4.30pm)
Contact: +603-78770224
WhatsApp: +6016-2284221 | +6016-2374221
Email: [email protected]
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3. WOMEN'S CENTRE FOR CHANGE PENANG (WCC PENANG)
Operating hours: Weekdays (9am – 5pm)
Contact: +604-2280342 | +604-3988340
WhatsApp: +6011-31084001 | +6016-4390698
Email: [email protected]
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4. SARAWAK WOMEN FOR WOMEN SOCIETY (SWWS)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 5.30pm)
Contact: +6082-422660
SMS/WhatsApp: +6013-8044285
Email: [email protected]
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5. SABAH WOMEN'S ACTION-RESOURCE GROUP (SAWO)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 2pm)
Contact: +6088-280200
Email: [email protected]
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6. PROTECT AND SAVE THE CHILDREN (PS THE CHILDREN)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (8.30am to 5.30pm)
Contact: +6016-2273065 | +6016-7213065
WhatsApp: +6016-7213065
Email: [email protected]
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7. INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION (IWF)
Anonymously and confidentially report child sexual abuse content and non-photographic child sexual abuse images with IWF's Reporting Portal.
8. HEAL
Contact: 15555
