MIRI, Oct 17: A 35-year-old man was arrested in Marina ParkCity here on Oct 16 for allegedly offering money to a 16-year-old schoolgirl in exchange for sex after approaching her while she was walking home from school.
In a statement, Miri district police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said police received a report at 3.20pm on Oct 15 regarding the incident, which allegedly occurred at about 1.15pm the same day in Desa Pujut.
He said the suspect was driving a vehicle and was partially naked, with his genitals exposed, when he approached the victim and offered her money in exchange for sexual intercourse.
The girl managed to escape by running to a nearby acquaintance’s house before subsequently lodging a police report with her family.
