KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA)
Malay Mail [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
August 16, 2024
By Malay Mial
Evangelical pastor B. Moses Melchidezek, 27, was charged today with two counts of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in a church in June.
According to Sinar Harian, Moses claimed trial to both charges after they were were read to him in the Shah Alam Sessions Court.
Both charges were proffered under Section 14(a) and Section 14(b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, and each is punishable by up to 20 years’ imprisonment and whipping upon conviction.
Section 14(a) pertains to physical sexual contact with a child while Section 14(b) concerns the coercion of a child into sexual activity.