Jail, caning for child sex abuse at tahfiz school

KOTA TINGGI: An assistant teacher at a tahfiz school in Mersing was sentenced to 10 years in jail and 30 whips of the cane after he admitted to sexually assaulting his student last year.

Mohd Faizal Man, 45, pleaded guilty to all 15 charges involving the 14-year-old boy in front of Sessions judge Hayda Faridzal Abu Hasan here yesterday.