AMPANG: A Pakistani man has been arrested for molesting a teenage girl at a fan repair shop at Kampung Pandan here.
It was said that the man had brushed his private part against the girl's back while holding her shoulders soon after asking for her contact number.
Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the incident occurred around 2.30pm on Monday (March 11).
"We received a report from the 14-year-old complainant who claimed that the suspect had approached and asked for her mobile phone number while she was waiting to be served by the shopkeeper.
"She also claimed that the suspect touched her shoulders with both his hands," he said in a statement on Tuesday (March 12).
He said the suspect then brushed his private part against her back twice.
"Based on the report, we arrested a 48-year-old Pakistani man, who works as a helper at the shop.
"We have remanded the suspect for seven days to help with further investigations," he said, adding that the case has been classified as physical sexual assault on a child under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act.
