Mohammad Ali Yusni bin Haji Bujang, a religious teacher, was sentenced to five years’ jail and two whippings for sexual assault on a 12-year-old female student.
The Intermediate Court handed the sentence on Thursday following the overturning of his acquittal of the charge of sexual assault by the Court of Appeal on November 11.
The defendant was charged with outraging the modesty of a 12-year-old female pupil by using criminal force on October 26, 2021.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin