Special unit needed to tackle sexual grooming


PETALING JAYA: Among the things that keep her up at night is the thought that Malaysia could be facing another serial child predator like Richard Huckle or Alladin Lanim, says Bukit Aman Sexual, Women and Child Investigations Division (D11) assistant director Asst Comm Siti Kamsiah Hassan.

That is why the police are proposing the creation of a special unit to specifically target online sexual grooming, she said.

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