KOTA KINABALU: A civil servant has been charged with molesting a teenager in a house near here last month.
The 41-year-old man was accused of using force on the 18-year-old girl with the intention of molesting her on the lower ground floor of a house in Alamesra near here, at around 11am on Oct 12.
The suspect pleaded not guilty to the charge under Section 354 of the Penal Code for assault or the use of criminal force to any person with the intent to outrage modesty, before Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali.
The court set Dec 7 for case mention and allowed the suspect RM1,800 bail with one surety.
The suspect was reminded to not tamper with any prosecution witnesses and ordered for him to report himself once a month at the nearest police station until his case is settled.
If convicted, the man could face up to 10 years in jail or fine or cane, or any two of the punishments.
