SEREMBAN: A 25-year-old security guard claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to a charge of raping a 14-year-old girl.
Muhammad Syafiq Thajudin pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him before judge Surita Budin.
The accused was charged with raping the victim in a flat in Seremban around 12.30pm on February 12.
Muhammad Syafiq was charged under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code for rape.
The charge carries a jail term of between 10 and 20 years and whipping.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Balkis Zunaidi asked the court for a mention date and offered the accused bail of RM15,000 with one surety.
She also told the court the victim was the accused's girlfriend.
The accused, who was unrepresented, pleaded for a lower bail.
He told the court he has only been working for two months and his father, who is a retiree, was present to bail him.
The father told the court he only managed to raise RM10,000 for bail.
Judge Surita then fixed bail at RM10,000 with one surety.
She also ordered the accused to stay away from the victim and prosecution witnesses.
The accused must report at the nearest police station once a month until his case is disposed of.
The court fixed June 16 for next mention.
