Religious school personnel sentenced to 10 years in jail plus whipping for sexual assault

KOTA TINGGI: A teaching assistant at a tahfiz (religious school) in Mersing, Johor, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and 30 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here for sexually assaulting a male student at his school last year.

Mohd Faizal Man, 45, pleaded guilty to all 15 charges against him after it was read out to him in front of Sessions Judge Hayda Faridzal Abu Hasan here on Thursday (Feb 13).