PETALING JAYA: A 19-year-old has been detained for alleged sexual assault of a child at a mosque in Batang Kali, Selangor.
Hulu Selangor OCPD Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said police received a report pertaining to a viral video around 8.20am yesterday.
The clip, captured by a surveillance camera at the mosque, shows the teen lurking behind the sliding door in the female prayer room.
A girl was praying alone behind a row of female adults.
The suspect quickly lifted the victim and took her to another room, where he allegedly molested her before fleeing.
Supt Ahmad Faizal said the incident is being probed under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for touching the body of a child, which carries a maximum jail term of 12 years and shall be liable to be whipped.
The suspect would be brought to the Kuala Kubu Baru Magistrate’s Court for the remand, he added.
He urged anyone with relevant information to contact Hulu Selangor police at 03-6065 1021 or any police station.
It was reported that the CCTV footage was handed over to police by the Selangor government.
Social media has been abuzz over the incident.
State Islamic Affairs and Cultural Innovation Committee chairman Dr Mohammad Fahmi Ngah said this was unacceptable as it had created a wrong perception on mosques and exposed to criminal activities.
