Headmaster spots change of mood in Year 4 pupil; girl admits she was molested by stepfather
ADIB POVERA
New Straits Times27 September 2017
KANOWIT: Police have arrested an unemployed man for allegedly molesting his 10-year-old stepdaughter twice since July this year.
The case came to light when the school’s headmaster noticed a change in the victim’s mood, who appeared morose, for the past three months.
“The headmaster, on Monday, had approached the victim to check on whether she was having any problems.
“He was shocked when the victim confided that she had been sexually harassed by her stepfather.
“On the following day, the headmaster took the victim to undergo a medical examination at the Kanowit Hospital before lodging on a police report,” sources told the New Straits Times.
The suspect, 42, was arrested when he surrendered himself at the Kanowit police station here at about 2pm today.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had molested the victim twice at their house in a village here.
“Both incidents allegedly occurred when the mother of the victim was away working at a farm near the village,” the source said, adding that the suspect would be produced before the magistrate’s court tomorrow morning for remand.
Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Dev Kumar, when contacted, confirmed the arrest.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 14 (d) and Section 16 (1) of the Sexual Crimes Against Children Act 2017
