IPOH: A 24-year-old restaurant worker was charged at the Sessions Court here today with raping a 14-year-old girl he met online, who later gave birth to their child.
The accused, Mohamad Al-Fierus Syarkawie Mohd Khamis, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to him before Judge Jean Sharmila Jesudason.
According to the charge sheet, the accused allegedly raped the girl at a flat in Jalan Hospital here at 5.15pm on Sept 1, 2023.
The charge was framed under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Nor Afrahanim Azureen Arfanuddin prosecuted, while the accused was unrepresented.
