Teacher charged with spreading false rape allegations in WhatsApp group


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 28 Nov 2017

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KOTA KINABALU: A 36-year-old teacher has been charged with spreading false information about a man via a WhatsApp group, accusing him of being a rapist.

Rafeah Buang, a teacher in the information technology department of the Community Development Department (Kemas) pleaded not guilty to the charges in front of Tawau Sessions Court judge Awang Krisnada Awang Mahmud on Tuesday.

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