CHUKAI: A young bomoh (shaman) pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to three counts of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.
Muhammad Adiq Alqbab Zanuddin, 20, claimed trial before judge Wan Suhaila Mohd.
On the first count, Muhammad Adiq Alqbab was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 with committing the offence on the girl in a house in Bandar Seri Bandi near here at about 1am on Jan 31.
He is liable to be jailed for up to 20 years and whipping, if found guilty.
For the second and third counts, he is charged under Section 14(d) of the same law with committing the offence on the same girl in the middle of last month at the same place and time, Bernama reported.
The court allowed him bail of RM4,000 on each count and set March 13 as the date to obtain the facts of the case and social report on the accused before sentencing.
