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Local man arrested for sexual misconduct in Kota Damansara

Police seize clothing, motorcycle

MUHAMMAD AMINNURALIFF MOHD ZOKI
By MUHAMMAD AMINNURALIFF MOHD ZOKI
18 Jan 2024 09:24pm
The video, posted at approximately 4.37pm on Jan 15 on X, depicted the suspect riding a motorcycle and masturbating while harassing the victim.
The video, posted at approximately 4.37pm on Jan 15 on X, depicted the suspect riding a motorcycle and masturbating while harassing the victim.

PETALING JAYA - A man was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman in Kota Damansara on Monday.

Petaling Jaya district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Fakhruddin Abdul Hamid reported an investigation was initiated after a video of the incident went viral.

The video, posted at approximately 4.37pm on Jan 15 on X, depicted the suspect riding a motorcycle and masturbating while harassing the victim.

"The victim had not filed a report initially but later did so at around 6.20pm on Jan 16," Fakhruddin said in a statement today.

Following the victim's report, a local man was apprehended at Indah Apartment, Damansara Damai, on Jan 16.

"The 23-year-old suspect was arrested, and several items were seized, including a shirt, shorts, rubber shoes, a set of keys, and a motorcycle," he said.

The suspect has no prior criminal records, and a urine screening test indicated he was not under the influence of drugs.

The case is currently being investigated under Section 377D of the Penal Code, Fakhruddin confirmed.

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