Ebit Lew says sexual harassment case is 'test from God'

Ebit Lew arriving at the circuit court in the Tenom district office.

KOTA KINABALU: Celebrity preacher Ebit Lew who was slapped with 11 charges, including sexual harassment, at the court in Tenom, which is in the interior of Sabah on Friday (Feb 18), believes that he is a victim of slander and ill-will.

The 37-year-old said he feels that the accusations thrown at him were to tarnish his image and credibility as a charity worker.

"I believe someone or a group of people had planned for this, I will get through it and I see this as a test from God," he said when met outside the Tenom district office after he was charged at the circuit court.

Ebit said the plan to come to Sabah to conduct charity works during this time had been made earlier, and that he was only told about these charges against him a few days ago.

"I am shocked because we are here to do charity work, not to go to court," he said

"So I look at this as a test from God. It will not bring me down or stop me from carrying out community work here," he said.

His lawyer Mohamed Zairi Zainal Abidin said the court had fixed April 20 to April 23 for case mention and the hearing to be held sometime in June.

Ebit was accused of among others, sending lewd text messages and photos via WhatsApp to a person between March and June, 2021.