Actor, singer sexual assault case: "That was the first time they met" - Selangor DG
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the investigation papers are almost complete and will be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
SHAH ALAM: The investigation papers involving an actor and singer who allegedly sexually assaulted female students are almost complete.
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A well-known actor and singer is being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at a hotel in Selangor.
The suspect was arrested, testified, remanded, and later released on police bail; The investigation found that they had met physically for the first time.
The investigation papers are almost complete and will be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor for further action.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said investigations found that the suspect had known the victim for one or two months but was arrested when he first met the teenager. "He had a relationship before... that was the first time they met (when they were detained)," he said during a press conference at the Selangor Contingent Police Headquarters here on Friday.
According to Hussein, the investigation papers are almost complete and will be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor
"The suspect has been arrested and we have taken his statement. He was remanded and released on police bail. The investigation paper is almost complete and will be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (TPR)," he said.
The media had previously reported that a well-known actor and singer was arrested last Tuesday to assist in the investigation into a sexual assault case involving a 17-year-old girl at a hotel in Selangor.
The actor and singer were arrested under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. He was however released on the same day on police bail.
