Headmaster nabbed in Malacca on suspicion of molesting student

Police have arrested a school headmaster on suspicion of molesting a 12-year-old male student in the school toilet and his office since last June.

Malacca police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the 58-year-old was arrested on Friday by a team of police officers from the D11 branch of the Malacca contingent police headquarters’ Criminal Investigation Department at around 9pm in connection with the case.

“Police have confirmed receiving a report, and the suspect is being investigated under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

“The urine screening test was found to be negative for drugs, and the suspect was detained for a period of 24 hours before being granted police bail,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Earlier, it was reported that the suspect’s actions were exposed after the victim, who could no longer endure the sexual harassment, told his mother about the incident.

The mother then took her son to file a report at the Melaka Tengah police station on Friday.

According to a source, the eldest of three siblings claimed the incident occurred around 8am on July 29 when he and two friends went to the school toilet before the suspect entered the toilet and hugged and touched the victim’s buttocks.

The complainant also claimed that a similar incident happened last June when he and his friend went to the suspect’s office after being asked to help put clips on certificates.

However, the victim did not tell anyone about either incident because he was afraid of being scolded by his mother.

- Bernama

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