SUBANG JAYA (MALAYSIA)
New Straits Times [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
August 14, 2024
By Austin Camoens
Police have obtained a four-day remand order against a priest who allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said police have taken statements from three individuals so far in connection with the case.
“Based on our investigations no other victims have been identified so far.
“The suspect has been remanded for four days to assist further investigations,” he said.
It was reported that a priest was arrested for allegedly committing physical sexual assault on a teenager.
Police received a report from a 13-year-old boy at 10.09pm on Aug 12.
The victim claimed that between June and July this year, the suspect, who is a priest, had physically sexually harassed him in a bedroom within the grounds of a church at Bandar Bukit Puchong.
Police arrested the 27-year-old suspect at a restaurant in Puchong on Aug 13.