KOTA KINABALU: An immigrant in his 20s has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl at a house in the Merotai Besar area of Tawau.
Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said the suspect was taken into custody after police received a report of the alleged incident on March 26.
In the incident, the teenager had gone to a relative’s house when she was allegedly assaulted by the suspect, whom she knew.
“The suspect was arrested not long after the report was lodged and will be remanded to facilitate investigations into the rape,” he said.
The girl has also been taken for a medical examination.
