Soldier claims trial to sexually assaulting eight-year-old


MELAKA: A soldier has claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh here on Thursday (Feb 6) to two charges of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl.

In the first charge framed under Section 14(A) of the Sexual Offenses Against Children Act 2017, the accused had allegedly sexually assaulted the victim and can be jailed for up to 20 years and caned upon conviction.

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