Religious teacher denies molestation charge, claims trial

PORT DICKSON: A 43-year-old religious teacher claimed trial at the magistrate's court here to a charge of using criminal force with the intention to molest a teacher undergoing practical training at a religious centre.

Mohd Hafidz Eshak, an ustaz, was dressed in a white robe and skullcap when he pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him before Magistrate Uthman Abd Ghani.