GEORGE TOWN: Police have arrested a man in Bayan Lepas for alleged sexual harassment of a woman here on Friday (Sept 19).
Barat Daya police chief Asst Comm Sazalee Adam said the 32-year-old suspect was apprehended at 5.58pm on Friday in a restaurant in Bayan Lepas after the victim's employer lodged a police report.
"Investigations showed the man entered a business premises, which serves as a storeroom for an online children's toy business, and tried to coerce the victim into having sex," he said in a statement on Monday (Sept 22).
Sazalee said another female worker witnessed the incident, which was also caught on CCTV.
He said a video of the incident went viral on social media.
The case has been classified under Section 509 of the Penal Code and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955. – Bernama
