<figure id="attachment_2763947" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2763947" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-2763947 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fc821b18-gavel-court-bloomberg-160524.webp" alt="gavel" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2763947" class="wp-caption-text">Two teenagers were charged at the Alor Gajah juvenile court today with gang rape, committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature and physical sexual assault. (File pic)</figcaption></figure>
PETALING JAYA: A 17-year-old pleaded guilty today to the gang rape of a Form 3 student at a school in Alor Gajah, Melaka, two weeks ago.
The teen also pleaded guilty to committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature and physical sexual assault.
The other teen who was charged alongside him at the Alor Gajah juvenile court pleaded not guilty to all three charges and claimed trial, reported Bernama.
The teens were jointly accused under Section 375B of the Penal Code for committing gang rape on a 15-year-old girl.
The offence carries an imprisonment of between 10 and 30 years.
They were also accused under Section 377B of the Penal Code of committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature with the same victim.
The offence carries a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping.
For the third charge, they were each accused under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 of committing physical sexual assault, which carries a similar punishment.
The alleged offences were committed in a classroom at a school in Alor Gajah at about 2.50pm on Sept 30.
Melaka prosecution director Ahmad Sazali Omar, who led the prosecution, proposed bail of RM20,000 for each charge, citing the seriousness of the case.
Lawyer Chua Yong Yi, representing the first accused, requested a lower bail, citing health concerns as his client had recently undergone sinus surgery and suffered from a hernia.
The second accused, represented by a lawyer from the National Legal Aid Foundation, also sought a lower bail and agreed to abide by any conditions set by the court.
Magistrate Teoh Shu Yee allowed bail of RM4,000 for the first charge and RM1,500 each for the second and third charges, amounting to RM7,000 in total.
The court fixed Nov 26 for mention to allow the submission of documents for the first accused and a probation report for the second accused before sentencing.
On Oct 11, four male students were remanded for six days over the alleged gang rape of a Form 3 student at a school in Alor Gajah.

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