00:00 A music teacher has been remanded for a week following allegations that he molested a 16-year-old
00:07 student at a hotel in Batu Berendam.
00:11 Magistrate Kairu Nisak Hasni ordered the 42-year-old suspect's remand after he was produced at
00:17 the court complex at Ayyerkoro on Saturday.
00:20 The suspect, who teaches at a secondary school in Selangor, is being investigated by Melaka
00:26 Police under Section 14A of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
00:32 Based on the information shared by a reliable source, the suspect had allegedly sneaked
00:38 into the room at a hotel in Batu Berendam at around midnight, where the student was
00:43 sleeping before he was molested.
00:45 The incident was witnessed by three other students attending a national-level gamelan
00:49 music festival in February.
00:52 Melaka Police Chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Zainul Sama is expected to provide a statement
00:58 on the incident.
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