Security guard charged with physical sexual assault against school girl 28 Jan 2021 / 15:55 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KOTA BHARU: A school security guard pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to committing physical sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl, last Monday.
Muhammad Afiq Mohamed Zahari, 28, made the plea after the charge against him was read out before Judge Ahmad Bazli Bahruddin.
According to the charge sheet, he allegedly committed the offence with sexual intent by touching the girl’s shoulders from behind using his hands, in a school compound, near here, at about 5.14pm on Jan 25.
He was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children 2017, punishable under Section 14 of the same act which carries a maximum 20 years jail sentence and whipping, upon conviction.
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Good or Bad Touch? Bombay HC Order on Skin to Skin Groping in POCSO Case Raises Questions
A Bombay High Court bench s definition of what constitutes as sexual assault under POCSO has led to outrage among experts of child safety and survivors | Image credit: Reuters
The Bombay High Court judgement has come as a shock not only to survivors but also to child safety and protection experts who feel that the move sets a dangerous precedent for defining sexual assault in court.
Minister for Families and Social Services
(Manager of Government Business in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston
Joint media release
The Morrison Government has continued to make significant progress during 2020 towards implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The progress is outlined in the third Annual Progress Report – tabled in Parliament today – which outlines the ongoing work to protect and improve the safety and wellbeing of children in institutions across the country.
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, significant reforms were introduced including:
The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Act 2020 became law. This law introduced new third party grooming offences, increased maximum penalties and introduced compulsory minimum sentences for the most serious Commonwealth child sex offences as well as for repeat offenders.