A Sabah politician has claimed trial at the Kota Kinabalu Magistrate's Court to four counts of molesting a local beauty pageant contestant and another charge of molesting another woman.

Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku Rakyat Sabah (Star) Putatan parliamentary constituency coordinator Phillip Among @ Daniel Dell Fidelis, 52, was charged under Section 354 of the Penal Code, according to the Borneo Post.