KULAI: A 16-year-old student has pleaded guilty at a Magistrate’s Court here to possessing pornographic materials in his mobile phone.
The underaged accused was brought to court on Wednesday (April 23) where he was charged with committing the offence in Taman Indahpura here at 5.28pm on April 8.
He pleaded guilty to possessing 14 pornographic images on his mobile phone, which is an offence under Section 292(a) of the Penal Code.
The offence is punishable with a jail term of up to three years, a fine or both.
The accused was also charged with generating explicit content involving a 17-year-old by editing her photos into pornographic images at 12.40pm on April 9.
He pleaded not guilty to the second charge, which was framed under Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act.
If found guilty, the court may impose a warning, a good behaviour bond, a fine, community service, or placement in an approved school or Henry Gurney School.
Magistrate R. Salini allowed bail at RM4,000 for each count with one surety.
The court also set June 23 for next mention.
The case was prosecuted by Deputy Public Prosecutor S. Thiviya while the accused was represented by a lawyer.
The accused, wearing a white T-shirt and facemask, was brought to court at around 8.30am on Wednesday.
His father was also seen at the court building.
