MELAKA: A 50-year-old restaurant assistant has claimed trial to a charge of allegedly molesting his employer’s six-year-old daughter.
The accused entered the plea before Sessions Court judge Haderiah Siri yesterday.
According to the charge, the father of five is accused of sexually abusing the girl.
The offence was allegedly committed at the child’s family home at about 11.25am on June 21.
The charge was framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 which carries a prison term of up to 20 years and whipping, upon conviction.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Mohd Azfar Mahmud offered bail at RM20,000 along with additional conditions that the accused must not disturb witnesses.
The accused was also ordered to report to the nearest police station every month.
The man, a divorcee who was unrepresented, appealed for a lower bail.
He said that he worked as a restaurant assistant and has to support his five children and mother.
The court set bail at RM9,000 with the additional conditions requested by the prosecution and fixed July 29 as the next mention date.
