SEMPORNA: An 18-year-old local man has been arrested after a 25-year-old Chinese national was allegedly molested in her room at a resort here.
Semporna OCPD Supt Tan Hiap Wah said the incident was believed to have occurred at about 3am on Saturday (Sept 19) at a resort along Jalan Kamiri.
Initial investigations found that the woman was sleeping alone when she realised an unknown man was inside her room.
“The suspect allegedly held her hand and removed part of her clothing before a struggle ensued,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Sept 20).
Tan said the woman managed to escape from the room and hid in nearby bushes until she was found by a resort worker that morning.
She also claimed that the suspect pulled her hair as she fled, causing her to fall.
Following investigations, a team from the Semporna district police Criminal Investigation Department arrested the 18-year-old at the resort at about 8pm the same day.
He was taken to the Semporna district police headquarters to assist investigations.
The case is being investigated under Sections 448 and 354 of the Penal Code for house trespass and assault or use of criminal force with intent to outrage a person's modesty respectively.
Tan urged the public not to speculate or spread unverified information while investigations were ongoing.
