NEGRI Sembilan police have confirmed receiving two reports on alleged sexual assault involving a freelance preacher. 

State police chief Ruslan Khalid said the reports were lodged by two victims, both aged 17, this month in Seremban.

“Currently, a parallel investigation is being carried out with the Selangor contingent police headquarters,” he said in a statement today.

“We are completing the investigation paper. It will be submitted to Bukit Aman (federal police headquarters) first before being referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s Office.”

The case is being investigated under section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

Ruslan also advised the public against making any speculation regarding the alleged incident as this could jeopardise the investigation and cause confusion in the community.

Yesterday, Selangor police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed said police had received four reports related to the case on August 30 – two were lodged at the Klang Selatan district police headquarters (IPD) and one each at Shah Alam IPD and Kajang IPD.

Initial investigations found that the man, who is in his 40s, knew the four victims, aged between 17 and 18, after getting acquainted with them through motivational programmes around Selangor.

Acting on information, the suspect was arrested at about 4pm on September 8, and a six-day remand order has been granted until September 14 to facilitate investigations. – Bernama, September 11, 2022.