Sabah politician convicted for molesting Unduk Ngadau contestant


KOTA KINABALU: Former senior Sabah STAR politician Phillip Among has been sentenced to a total of 43 months in prison and fined RM14,000 by the Magistrates Court after being found guilty of four counts of molesting a contestant during the 2021 State Unduk Ngadau beauty pageant.

Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin issued the sentence after determining that the defence did not raise a reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s case.

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