A MARRIED couple pleaded guilty in the Klang Sessions Court today to committing sexual offences against a 15-year-old girl last month.

Khairul Hizwan Kamarudin, 32 and Norehan Abu Kasim, 35, made the plea before judge Noridah Adam.

Khairul, who does odd jobs in the village, and Norehan, a housewife, were charged with committing physical sexual assault on the teenager by touching the girl’s body parts for sexual purposes.

For the offence, they were charged under section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum 20 years’ jail and is also liable to whipping.

They were also jointly charged under section 15(d) of the same law, with committing non-physical sexual assault on the girl by causing the child to watch them engage in sexual activity.

They face a maximum 10 years’ jail, a maximum fine of RM20,000 or both.

Khairul also pleaded guilty to storing several pornographic videos on his mobile phone, which is an offence under section 292(a) of the penal code, which carries a maximum  three years’ jail, a fine or both.

The couple committed all the offences in a house in Kampung Bukit Changgang, Kuala Langat on November 12 and December 1.

Deputy public prosecutor Suriantiazila Muhamad prosecuted, while the couple, who were not allowed bail, were unrepresented.

The court set January 5 to hear the facts of the case before sentencing.

In the same court, 71-year-old Maskuri Suharto pleaded not guilty to committing physical sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl while on the way to a petrol station in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, at 10.30pm last December 1.

The charge was framed under section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

Suriantiazila, who also prosecuted in the case, did not request bail because the victim’s family had been close acquaintances of the accused for the past 25 years.

Maskuri, who was unrepresented, appealed for low bail on grounds he was old and was living alone.

The court did not allow him bail and fixed January 5 for mention. – Bernama, December 8, 2023.