KLUANG: A peeping Tom has pleaded guilty under Section 509 of the Penal Code at the Kluang Magistrate’s Court on Monday (March 30) to recording a video inside a public toilet.
The Kluang Magistrate’s Court granted bail of RM2,000 to the accused, an 18-year-old local teenager, and set May 25, 2026, for next mention.
“The boy was arrested for allegedly peeping and recording a video inside the ladies’ toilet of a supermarket near here,’’ Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said in a statement.
He said the accused was arrested on Thursday (March 26) after a video of the incident went viral on TikTok.
“He was arrested in the supermarket on the same day at 9.45pm,” ACP Bahrin said.
The accused tested negative for drugs and had no previous criminal record.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 509 and Section 377D of the Penal Code.
Section 509 criminalises words, sounds, gestures, or objects intended to insult modesty or intrude upon their privacy. It carries a penalty of up to five years imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Section 377D criminalises acts of gross indecency committed in public or private, carrying up to two years’ imprisonment.
ACP Bahrin called upon those with knowledge or information on such cases to come forward to assist the Kluang Police District Contingent by calling 07-7784222, 07-7784246 (Direct Line), 07-7766822 (Hotline) or 014-3656822 (Tablet DCC).
