Employee detained over sexual abuse allegations at boys' home

MALACCA: Police have arrested an employee of a welfare home for boys here to facilitate investigation in connection with allegations of sexual abuse.

Malacca CID chief ACP Raja Shahrom Raja Abdullah said the suspect, 31, was remanded for four days after turning himself in at the police headquarters here Tuesday.

"Police have opened investigation papers after reports were made by three students aged between 13- and 14 years staying at the shelter home," he said in a statement here Wednesday.

Once completed, the investigation papers would be referred to Bukit Aman and the deputy public prosecutor's Office for further action.

The case is being investigated under Section 377 E of the Penal Code E for stimulating children to commit extreme obscenity.

It was earlier reported that Welfare and Social Organisation Malaysia (Perbak) had urged police to investigate allegations of sexual abuse after three children were forced into obscene acts before an employee of the shelter home. - Bernama

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