PETALING JAYA: A motivational speaker was arrested after reports of multiple allegations of sexual abuse were lodged against him.
In a statement Saturday, Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said that a total of four reports were made on Aug 30 against the speaker.
A total of two reports were lodged at the South Klang police headquarters. One report each was lodged at the Shah Alam and Kajang police headquarters.
“All reports were lodged by four individuals, aged 17 and 18 years old, and they claimed that they were victims of sexual abuse, with the perpetrator being a known motivational speaker.
“Investigations showed that the suspect, in his 40s, had known all four victims during motivational programmes at schools across Selangor. After getting to know them, the suspect would then sexually abuse the victims,” he said.
The suspect was arrested on Sept 8 at the police contingent headquarters.
“He has been remanded until Sept 14 and investigations are being conducted under the Sexual Offence Against Children 2017 for physical sexual assault,” he said.
He also urged the public not to speculate on the matter as it could disrupt investigations.
“The police will not hesitate to take action according to the law against any party that is found to have been misleading the public by spreading untrue news,” he said.
