The Star Online. News. Nation. Wednesday August 22, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: Four eight-year-old boys from a welfare home claimed they were sodomised by their seniors.
The boys, from the home run by the Pure Life Society, were taken to Hospital Kuala Lumpur on Friday and a Welfare Department officer said medical reports showed that they were sodomised.
Police have questioned six senior boys, all above 13.
The home in Jalan Puchong houses abused children and orphans.
Taped recordings of several boys narrating their ordeal were made available to The Star.
The tapes were handed over to Deputy Supt Choo Li Ly, who investigates sexual and child abuse cases in the city. A police report has been made.
It is believed that the children had reported the incidents, which occurred over a year, to the home wardens but no action was taken.
A report was also lodged by a 17-year-old girl at the home who alleged that a supervisor had physically abused and threatened her with a knife.
Pure Life Society vice-president Datuk Ghazali Mohd Yusoff said the organisation viewed the matter seriously and promised to get to the bottom of the matter.
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Thursday, 23 August 2007
2007 08: Pupil sodomises four-year-old
The Star Online. News. Nation. Saturday August 18, 2007
A TWELVE-year-old boy sodomised a four-year-old after watching pornography, China Press reported.
The boy, a Year Six pupil in Klang, had watched the movie with his elder brother two days before the incident when no one was at home.
The four-year-old boy was being looked after by the 12-year-old's mother.
A police report was lodged by the four-year-old's mother on Aug 15.
The 12-year-old boy was arrested and was in remand pending investigations under Section 377 of the Penal Code.
A TWELVE-year-old boy sodomised a four-year-old after watching pornography, China Press reported.
The boy, a Year Six pupil in Klang, had watched the movie with his elder brother two days before the incident when no one was at home.
The four-year-old boy was being looked after by the 12-year-old's mother.
A police report was lodged by the four-year-old's mother on Aug 15.
The 12-year-old boy was arrested and was in remand pending investigations under Section 377 of the Penal Code.
Monday, 6 August 2007
2007 08: Sex romps when parents are away
The Star Online. News. Nation. Friday August 3, 2007
FIVE schoolgirls and several boys held no-holds-barred sex romps when their parents were not at home, Harian Metro reported.
The girls, aged 13 to 17, allegedly gave their bodies willingly to the boys, who grouped under the names “Geng Apache,” “Pangkah Shell” and “Budak Shell,” the tabloid said.
The boys favoured these girls from three schools in Putrajaya over others because they are said to be promiscuous and need not be “forced” into having sex.
Sources told the paper that the girls were so daring that they carried out their exploits at either their or the boys' homes after school and when the parents were not at home.
However, their illicit activities were exposed after 25 schoolboys were caught smoking and sniffing glue in two houses at Precincts 9 and 11, Putrajaya.
Several of the boys confessed that they had had sex with the girls over the past few months without any of their families knowing about it.
Sources said no action had so far been taken against either the boys or the girls, because no police report has been made.
FIVE schoolgirls and several boys held no-holds-barred sex romps when their parents were not at home, Harian Metro reported.
The girls, aged 13 to 17, allegedly gave their bodies willingly to the boys, who grouped under the names “Geng Apache,” “Pangkah Shell” and “Budak Shell,” the tabloid said.
The boys favoured these girls from three schools in Putrajaya over others because they are said to be promiscuous and need not be “forced” into having sex.
Sources told the paper that the girls were so daring that they carried out their exploits at either their or the boys' homes after school and when the parents were not at home.
However, their illicit activities were exposed after 25 schoolboys were caught smoking and sniffing glue in two houses at Precincts 9 and 11, Putrajaya.
Several of the boys confessed that they had had sex with the girls over the past few months without any of their families knowing about it.
Sources said no action had so far been taken against either the boys or the girls, because no police report has been made.
2007 08: Molest victim still in a trauma
The Star Online. News. Nation. Wednesday August 1, 2007
ALOR STAR: The teacher involved in an alleged molest case last week has been temporarily transferred to a district education office. But the 16-year-old victim is still too traumatised to return to school.
The victim had to undergo medical counselling because she turns hysterical whenever she sees men.
A psychiatrist from the Alor Star Hospital had given her medical leave until tomorrow.
The girl had initially sought treatment at the Jitra Hospital, but her case was referred to Alor Star Hospital because the doctor felt she needed specialist attention.
The victim also dreads returning to school because of taunts by teachers who supported the alleged perpetrator.
“My friends told me the teachers are saying things about me. They also defended the bad person,” she said when met yesterday.
The victim was also too afraid to sleep because the alleged perpetrator kept appearing in her nightmares, she said.
The victim’s sister said they had to take the girl for medical counselling on Sunday.
The doctor also prescribed sleeping pills.
“We are giving her all our support at home. But she fears stepping out of the house. The sight of men makes her scream. She is so traumatised,” said the 22-year-old sister.
The victim lodged a police report last Wednesday, claiming that the teacher had molested her in a small room inside the art room at school.
She claimed that the teacher gave her RM15 after caressing her cheek, breasts and thigh.
Kubang Pasu OCPD Supt Mohd Karim Abu confirmed that a report had been lodged.
ALOR STAR: The teacher involved in an alleged molest case last week has been temporarily transferred to a district education office. But the 16-year-old victim is still too traumatised to return to school.
The victim had to undergo medical counselling because she turns hysterical whenever she sees men.
A psychiatrist from the Alor Star Hospital had given her medical leave until tomorrow.
The girl had initially sought treatment at the Jitra Hospital, but her case was referred to Alor Star Hospital because the doctor felt she needed specialist attention.
The victim also dreads returning to school because of taunts by teachers who supported the alleged perpetrator.
“My friends told me the teachers are saying things about me. They also defended the bad person,” she said when met yesterday.
The victim was also too afraid to sleep because the alleged perpetrator kept appearing in her nightmares, she said.
The victim’s sister said they had to take the girl for medical counselling on Sunday.
The doctor also prescribed sleeping pills.
“We are giving her all our support at home. But she fears stepping out of the house. The sight of men makes her scream. She is so traumatised,” said the 22-year-old sister.
The victim lodged a police report last Wednesday, claiming that the teacher had molested her in a small room inside the art room at school.
She claimed that the teacher gave her RM15 after caressing her cheek, breasts and thigh.
Kubang Pasu OCPD Supt Mohd Karim Abu confirmed that a report had been lodged.
Monday, 11 June 2007
2007 06: Jailed but shows no remorse
NST online. Local News. 8/06/07.
PETALING JAYA: Two 12-year-old boys will have to deal with the trauma for the rest of their lives.
But the man who pleaded guilty to sodomising them seemed more interested in arranging to have his belongings collected.
All 28-year-old Mohd Fauzi Imbap Abdullah had to say in the Sessions Court yesterday in his own defence was: "I have come here from Sarawak to work so I can take care of my sickly and aged parents."
Fauzi was charged with sodomising the two boys at a Perkim children’s shelter in Damansara Utama.
One was sodomised three times — twice in April and once in May. The other was sodomised in March.
After forcing himself on the boys, he would lock them in their rooms.
The incidents were reported to police after one of the boys told his sister what had happened. Fauzi was arrested on May 28.
Fauzi showed no remorse in his mitigation plea.
After comments about his parents, he seemed more interested in arranging for his belongings, and some of a cousin’s, to be retrieved from his room.
"Some of my cousin’s things are in my room. If they (Perkim officers) can contact him, he can remove my things."
Judge Nurmala Salim sentenced him to 12 years’ jail and four strokes of the rotan for each of the first three charges, and 10 years and two strokes for the fourth. The charges are to run concurrently. In passing sentence, she said: "What you did was disgusting."
PETALING JAYA: Two 12-year-old boys will have to deal with the trauma for the rest of their lives.
But the man who pleaded guilty to sodomising them seemed more interested in arranging to have his belongings collected.
All 28-year-old Mohd Fauzi Imbap Abdullah had to say in the Sessions Court yesterday in his own defence was: "I have come here from Sarawak to work so I can take care of my sickly and aged parents."
Fauzi was charged with sodomising the two boys at a Perkim children’s shelter in Damansara Utama.
One was sodomised three times — twice in April and once in May. The other was sodomised in March.
After forcing himself on the boys, he would lock them in their rooms.
The incidents were reported to police after one of the boys told his sister what had happened. Fauzi was arrested on May 28.
Fauzi showed no remorse in his mitigation plea.
After comments about his parents, he seemed more interested in arranging for his belongings, and some of a cousin’s, to be retrieved from his room.
"Some of my cousin’s things are in my room. If they (Perkim officers) can contact him, he can remove my things."
Judge Nurmala Salim sentenced him to 12 years’ jail and four strokes of the rotan for each of the first three charges, and 10 years and two strokes for the fourth. The charges are to run concurrently. In passing sentence, she said: "What you did was disgusting."
2007 06: Teacher admits molesting girl
The Star online. News. Courts. Tuesday June 5, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: A Jawi teacher pleaded guilty in a magistrate’s court here to molesting a nine-year-old pupil in a religious school classroom last year.
Husin Rohimi, 36, from Kodiang, Kedah, was expressionless when recording his plea yesterday.
He was said to have molested the girl by hugging her once from the back, kissing her right cheek once and rubbing her private parts.
Husin was accused of committing the offence in a Year Two classroom of SR Agama Al-Jamiyah in Setapak at 10.30am on Nov 10.
He faces up to 10 years’ jail or a fine or whipping, or both.
The prosecution asked that bail be set at RM6,000 in one surety and also for an order against the teacher from going anywhere near the victim or her family.
Pleading for a lower bail later, Husin said he was only earning RM979 per month and had to support three children.
Magistrate Azniza Mohd Ali granted him RM4,000 bail in one surety and set July 23 for sentencing.
He failed to post bail.
KUALA LUMPUR: A Jawi teacher pleaded guilty in a magistrate’s court here to molesting a nine-year-old pupil in a religious school classroom last year.
Husin Rohimi, 36, from Kodiang, Kedah, was expressionless when recording his plea yesterday.
He was said to have molested the girl by hugging her once from the back, kissing her right cheek once and rubbing her private parts.
Husin was accused of committing the offence in a Year Two classroom of SR Agama Al-Jamiyah in Setapak at 10.30am on Nov 10.
He faces up to 10 years’ jail or a fine or whipping, or both.
The prosecution asked that bail be set at RM6,000 in one surety and also for an order against the teacher from going anywhere near the victim or her family.
Pleading for a lower bail later, Husin said he was only earning RM979 per month and had to support three children.
Magistrate Azniza Mohd Ali granted him RM4,000 bail in one surety and set July 23 for sentencing.
He failed to post bail.
2007 06: Whipping? Paedophile changes plea
The Star online. News. Nation. Tuesday June 5, 2007
By CECIL FUNG
KUALA LUMPUR: A security guard who first admitted to forcing a 13-year-old boy to perform oral sex on him changed his plea when he found out the sentence was 20 years and whipping.
T. Prabayar, 33, initially pleaded guilty when he was charged at a Sessions Court here with committing the offence inside the toilet of a showhouse in Bandar Baru Sentul on May 20 around 4pm.
The security guard, when told about the sentence, hesitated for a moment before he decided to claim trial despite an explanation from judge Datin Anita Harun that he would be given a chance to mitigate.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Abazafree Mohd Abbas informed the court that although the victim was not known to the accused, the teenager resided within the same area where the incident happened.
As such, he said the probability of witness-tampering was high. He suggested an RM30,000 bail.
Anita then turned to Prabayar and asked if he had a bailor to which he answered yes. She then asked him if he had anything to say about the bail sum. He shook his head.
"Can you afford RM30,000?" the judge asked? Prabayar, who is from Perak, nodded and said yes.
The judge then set bail at the proposed amount in one surety and fixed July 5 for a mention of the case to allow the security guard to appoint a lawyer.
At press time, bail had yet to be posted.
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Guard on sex charge changes plea
The Star online. News. Courts. Wednesday June 6, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: A security guard, who admitted to forcing a 13-year-old boy to perform oral sex on him, was stunned when told of the maximum sentence – 20 years and whipping.
He then decided to change his plea.
T. Prabayar, 33, initially pleaded guilty when he was charged at a Sessions Court here with committing the offence in the toilet of a show house in Bandar Baru Sentul around 4pm on May 20.
The security guard, when told about the sentence, hesitated for a moment before deciding to claim trial despite an explanation from judge Datin Anita Harun that he would be given a chance to mitigate.
DPP Mohd Abazafree Mohd Abbas informed the court that the victim lived in the same area where the incident happened.
As such the probability of witness-tampering was high, he said before suggesting a RM30,000 bail.
The judge set bail at the proposed amount in one surety and fixed July 5 for a mention of the case.
At press time, bail had yet to be posted.
By CECIL FUNG
KUALA LUMPUR: A security guard who first admitted to forcing a 13-year-old boy to perform oral sex on him changed his plea when he found out the sentence was 20 years and whipping.
T. Prabayar, 33, initially pleaded guilty when he was charged at a Sessions Court here with committing the offence inside the toilet of a showhouse in Bandar Baru Sentul on May 20 around 4pm.
The security guard, when told about the sentence, hesitated for a moment before he decided to claim trial despite an explanation from judge Datin Anita Harun that he would be given a chance to mitigate.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Abazafree Mohd Abbas informed the court that although the victim was not known to the accused, the teenager resided within the same area where the incident happened.
As such, he said the probability of witness-tampering was high. He suggested an RM30,000 bail.
Anita then turned to Prabayar and asked if he had a bailor to which he answered yes. She then asked him if he had anything to say about the bail sum. He shook his head.
"Can you afford RM30,000?" the judge asked? Prabayar, who is from Perak, nodded and said yes.
The judge then set bail at the proposed amount in one surety and fixed July 5 for a mention of the case to allow the security guard to appoint a lawyer.
At press time, bail had yet to be posted.
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Guard on sex charge changes plea
The Star online. News. Courts. Wednesday June 6, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: A security guard, who admitted to forcing a 13-year-old boy to perform oral sex on him, was stunned when told of the maximum sentence – 20 years and whipping.
He then decided to change his plea.
T. Prabayar, 33, initially pleaded guilty when he was charged at a Sessions Court here with committing the offence in the toilet of a show house in Bandar Baru Sentul around 4pm on May 20.
The security guard, when told about the sentence, hesitated for a moment before deciding to claim trial despite an explanation from judge Datin Anita Harun that he would be given a chance to mitigate.
DPP Mohd Abazafree Mohd Abbas informed the court that the victim lived in the same area where the incident happened.
As such the probability of witness-tampering was high, he said before suggesting a RM30,000 bail.
The judge set bail at the proposed amount in one surety and fixed July 5 for a mention of the case.
At press time, bail had yet to be posted.
Tuesday, 5 June 2007
2007 06: Teacher pleads guilty to molesting nine-year-old student
The Star online. News. Nation. Monday June 4, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: A jawi teacher pleaded guilty in a magistrate's court here to molesting a nine-year-old pupil in a religious school classroom last year.
Husin Rohimi, 36, from Kodiang in Kedah, was accused of committing the offence at a Year Two classroom of a school here at 10.30am on Nov 10.
He was charged under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to 10 years' jail or a fine or whipping or any two such punishments upon conviction.
The girl's mother had lodged a police report over the molestation on May 25 this year.
A prosecuting officer asked the court to set bail at RM6,000 in one surety and order that the accused would not get any closer to the victim or her family members.
Pleading for a lower bail, Husin said he was only earning RM979 per month from his job.
He said he had to support his three children.
"My youngest child is admitted at Instititut Jantung Negara, madam," he said adding that his wife was present in court to be his bailor.
Magistrate Azniza Mohd Ali granted him to be released on a RM4,000 bail in one surety and set July 23 for sentencing.
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Teacher charged with molest
NST online. Local News. 5/06/07
KUALA LUMPUR: A 36-year-old Jawi teacher was charged yesterday with molesting a nine-year-old girl at a religious school in November.
Husin Rohimi of Kodiang, Kedah, was charged with molesting the victim at Sekolah Rendah Agama Al Jamiyah on Nov 10 last year.
Husin, who was not represented, pleaded guilty.
Magistrate Azniza Mohd Ali set bail at RM4,000 and fixed July 23 for sentencing.
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At the Sessions Court, a 23-year-old lorry driver, who was to be sentenced for rape, changed his plea yesterday.
Shah Rull Tajuddin claimed trial to raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl at a room in his house in Cheras, between 11am and 3pm, on May 22.
He was also charged with raping the same victim at the same place between 1pm and 3pm on May 22. Shah Rull had pleaded guilty on Friday to both charges.
Judge Datin Anita Haron set bail at RM20,000 and fixed July 4 for mention.
KUALA LUMPUR: A jawi teacher pleaded guilty in a magistrate's court here to molesting a nine-year-old pupil in a religious school classroom last year.
Husin Rohimi, 36, from Kodiang in Kedah, was accused of committing the offence at a Year Two classroom of a school here at 10.30am on Nov 10.
He was charged under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to 10 years' jail or a fine or whipping or any two such punishments upon conviction.
The girl's mother had lodged a police report over the molestation on May 25 this year.
A prosecuting officer asked the court to set bail at RM6,000 in one surety and order that the accused would not get any closer to the victim or her family members.
Pleading for a lower bail, Husin said he was only earning RM979 per month from his job.
He said he had to support his three children.
"My youngest child is admitted at Instititut Jantung Negara, madam," he said adding that his wife was present in court to be his bailor.
Magistrate Azniza Mohd Ali granted him to be released on a RM4,000 bail in one surety and set July 23 for sentencing.
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Teacher charged with molest
NST online. Local News. 5/06/07
KUALA LUMPUR: A 36-year-old Jawi teacher was charged yesterday with molesting a nine-year-old girl at a religious school in November.
Husin Rohimi of Kodiang, Kedah, was charged with molesting the victim at Sekolah Rendah Agama Al Jamiyah on Nov 10 last year.
Husin, who was not represented, pleaded guilty.
Magistrate Azniza Mohd Ali set bail at RM4,000 and fixed July 23 for sentencing.
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At the Sessions Court, a 23-year-old lorry driver, who was to be sentenced for rape, changed his plea yesterday.
Shah Rull Tajuddin claimed trial to raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl at a room in his house in Cheras, between 11am and 3pm, on May 22.
He was also charged with raping the same victim at the same place between 1pm and 3pm on May 22. Shah Rull had pleaded guilty on Friday to both charges.
Judge Datin Anita Haron set bail at RM20,000 and fixed July 4 for mention.
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
2007 05: Boys allege abuse by caretaker
NST online. Local News. 30/05/07
By : Lee Shi-Ian
PETALING JAYA: The boys had been sent to a boarding school to learn how to be independent while getting an education.
Unfortunately, their stint at the boarding school ended in horror.
Since November last year, the boys, aged 11 and 12, claimed they had been sodomised several times by the caretaker of the hostel.
On Sunday, the 11-year-old boy’s sister took him out on a treat as she had not seen him for a while. However, when it was time to take him back, he refused to enter the premises.
After much persuasion, the boy told his sister what had happened to him and his 12-year-old friend.
The outraged and horrified sister immediately took her brother to the Damansara police station to lodge a report.
The caretaker was picked up by police to facilitate investigations while the two boys were sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre for a check-up.
Selangor police chief Datuk Ismail Omar confirmed the incident and arrest but declined to elaborate saying investigations were ongoing.
In an unrelated case, a Rela chief district officer was remanded for four days beginning Monday following rape allegations.
The 47-year-old officer from Beranang was picked up by police about 1.20am at the Rela office in Batu 10 in Cheras after an Indonesian woman lodged a report against him on May 26.
The victim, in her 20s, alleged she had been raped by the suspect on May 25 at an undisclosed location in Semenyih. The case is being investigated by the Kajang police.
Meanwhile, in Shah Alam, a 20-year-old lorry driver pleaded guilty to sodomising his niece.
He was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and five strokes of the rotan yesterday.
The seemingly responsible uncle went to fetch his 11-year-old niece from school.
He duped the girl into believing that her mother wanted her to follow him back to his house.
The bachelor took her to his room, closed the door and told her to undress. He then stripped and sodomised her. When the girl screamed in pain, he taped her mouth. After he was done, he threatened her not to tell anyone but the girl told her mother.
The offence took place in Section U2, Taman TTDI Jaya, at 1.30pm on Aug 23, 2005.
Before passing sentence, Judge Azimah Omar said: "How could you do such a thing to her? She was only 11 years old. You were supposed to take care of her, instead, you have ruined her future.
"I hope you will learn your lesson after serving your sentence." The accused, who was unrepresented, pleaded for leniency, saying it was his first offence.
By : Lee Shi-Ian
PETALING JAYA: The boys had been sent to a boarding school to learn how to be independent while getting an education.
Unfortunately, their stint at the boarding school ended in horror.
Since November last year, the boys, aged 11 and 12, claimed they had been sodomised several times by the caretaker of the hostel.
On Sunday, the 11-year-old boy’s sister took him out on a treat as she had not seen him for a while. However, when it was time to take him back, he refused to enter the premises.
After much persuasion, the boy told his sister what had happened to him and his 12-year-old friend.
The outraged and horrified sister immediately took her brother to the Damansara police station to lodge a report.
The caretaker was picked up by police to facilitate investigations while the two boys were sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre for a check-up.
Selangor police chief Datuk Ismail Omar confirmed the incident and arrest but declined to elaborate saying investigations were ongoing.
In an unrelated case, a Rela chief district officer was remanded for four days beginning Monday following rape allegations.
The 47-year-old officer from Beranang was picked up by police about 1.20am at the Rela office in Batu 10 in Cheras after an Indonesian woman lodged a report against him on May 26.
The victim, in her 20s, alleged she had been raped by the suspect on May 25 at an undisclosed location in Semenyih. The case is being investigated by the Kajang police.
Meanwhile, in Shah Alam, a 20-year-old lorry driver pleaded guilty to sodomising his niece.
He was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and five strokes of the rotan yesterday.
The seemingly responsible uncle went to fetch his 11-year-old niece from school.
He duped the girl into believing that her mother wanted her to follow him back to his house.
The bachelor took her to his room, closed the door and told her to undress. He then stripped and sodomised her. When the girl screamed in pain, he taped her mouth. After he was done, he threatened her not to tell anyone but the girl told her mother.
The offence took place in Section U2, Taman TTDI Jaya, at 1.30pm on Aug 23, 2005.
Before passing sentence, Judge Azimah Omar said: "How could you do such a thing to her? She was only 11 years old. You were supposed to take care of her, instead, you have ruined her future.
"I hope you will learn your lesson after serving your sentence." The accused, who was unrepresented, pleaded for leniency, saying it was his first offence.
2007 05: Religious teacher held over sodomy
The Star online. News. Courts. Tuesday May 29, 2007
PETALING JAYA: Police have detained a religious teacher for allegedly sodomising two students since last year.
The suspect is alleged to have sodomised the students, both aged 12, more than 10 times.
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mazlan Mansor said police picked up the suspect in his early 20’s from a hostel in Damansara at midnight on Sunday after a family member of one of the students lodged a report.
“The victim could not stand the man’s indecent acts anymore and informed his family,” he said.
ACP Mazlan said initial investigations showed that the man had sodomised his victims at the hostel and had warned them against telling anyone.
He said the man had been remanded for seven days.
PETALING JAYA: Police have detained a religious teacher for allegedly sodomising two students since last year.
The suspect is alleged to have sodomised the students, both aged 12, more than 10 times.
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mazlan Mansor said police picked up the suspect in his early 20’s from a hostel in Damansara at midnight on Sunday after a family member of one of the students lodged a report.
“The victim could not stand the man’s indecent acts anymore and informed his family,” he said.
ACP Mazlan said initial investigations showed that the man had sodomised his victims at the hostel and had warned them against telling anyone.
He said the man had been remanded for seven days.
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
2007 05: Legal clerk claims trial to sodomy charges
The Star online. News. Nation. Monday May 28, 2007
IPOH: A legal clerk, due to be married on Friday, claimed trial in a Sessions court here to three counts of sodomising a 10-year-old boy earlier this year.
In the first charge, the 32-year-old man denied committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature on the boy in a car behind Bank Rakyat in Taman Kledang Raya, Silibin.
The offence allegedly took place on a certain day in February between 6pm and 7.30pm.
The accused also denied sodomising the same boy in the toilet of a mosque in Taman Silibin here during the same time in March.
To the third charge, he claimed trial to sodomising the boy three times in the same car at a compound of another mosque in Taman Kledang Ipoh between March and May this year.
Deputy Public Prosecutor How May Ling asked the court to deny bail as this was a serious offence under Section 377C of the Penal Code.
Sessions judge Tan Hooi Leng set bail at RM8,000 for each charge and warned the accused not to trifle with the witnesses.
She fixed trial for Oct 8 and 9.
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Clerk due to be married denies sodomising kid
The Star online. News. Courts. Tuesday May 29, 2007
IPOH: A legal clerk, due to be married on Friday, claimed trial in a Sessions court here to three counts of sodomising a 10-year-old boy earlier this year.
In the first charge, Jolkarni Yusof, 32, denied committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature on the boy in a car behind Bank Rakyat in Taman Kledang Raya, Silibin.
The offence allegedly took place in February.
He also denied committing sodomy on the same boy in the toilet of a mosque in Taman Silibin here in March.
To the third charge, Jolkarni claimed trial to sodomising the boy three times in the same car at a compound of another mosque in Taman Kledang Ipoh between March and May this year.
Deputy Public Prosecutor How May Ling asked the court to deny bail as this was a serious offence.
“If granted bail, he (Jolkarni) might interfere with the witnesses as he and the boy’s mother are ex-colleagues,” she said.
Defence lawyer Ranjit Singh Sandhu said Jolkarni could not be legally denied bail, adding that there was no danger of Jolkarni absconding from trial.
“He is easy to locate and he has a steady job in a legal firm. Moreover, he is due to be married on June 1 and his brother is willing to stand as his bailor,” he said.
Sessions judge Tan Hooi Leng set bail at RM8,000 for each charge and warned Jolkarni not to trifle with the witnesses.
“If we find that you have interfered with them in any way, the court will revoke bail,” she said.
Tan fixed trial for Oct 8 and 9. If convicted, Jolkarni faces a maximum 20 years’ jail and
whipping for each charge.
IPOH: A legal clerk, due to be married on Friday, claimed trial in a Sessions court here to three counts of sodomising a 10-year-old boy earlier this year.
In the first charge, the 32-year-old man denied committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature on the boy in a car behind Bank Rakyat in Taman Kledang Raya, Silibin.
The offence allegedly took place on a certain day in February between 6pm and 7.30pm.
The accused also denied sodomising the same boy in the toilet of a mosque in Taman Silibin here during the same time in March.
To the third charge, he claimed trial to sodomising the boy three times in the same car at a compound of another mosque in Taman Kledang Ipoh between March and May this year.
Deputy Public Prosecutor How May Ling asked the court to deny bail as this was a serious offence under Section 377C of the Penal Code.
Sessions judge Tan Hooi Leng set bail at RM8,000 for each charge and warned the accused not to trifle with the witnesses.
She fixed trial for Oct 8 and 9.
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Clerk due to be married denies sodomising kid
The Star online. News. Courts. Tuesday May 29, 2007
IPOH: A legal clerk, due to be married on Friday, claimed trial in a Sessions court here to three counts of sodomising a 10-year-old boy earlier this year.
In the first charge, Jolkarni Yusof, 32, denied committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature on the boy in a car behind Bank Rakyat in Taman Kledang Raya, Silibin.
The offence allegedly took place in February.
He also denied committing sodomy on the same boy in the toilet of a mosque in Taman Silibin here in March.
To the third charge, Jolkarni claimed trial to sodomising the boy three times in the same car at a compound of another mosque in Taman Kledang Ipoh between March and May this year.
Deputy Public Prosecutor How May Ling asked the court to deny bail as this was a serious offence.
“If granted bail, he (Jolkarni) might interfere with the witnesses as he and the boy’s mother are ex-colleagues,” she said.
Defence lawyer Ranjit Singh Sandhu said Jolkarni could not be legally denied bail, adding that there was no danger of Jolkarni absconding from trial.
“He is easy to locate and he has a steady job in a legal firm. Moreover, he is due to be married on June 1 and his brother is willing to stand as his bailor,” he said.
Sessions judge Tan Hooi Leng set bail at RM8,000 for each charge and warned Jolkarni not to trifle with the witnesses.
“If we find that you have interfered with them in any way, the court will revoke bail,” she said.
Tan fixed trial for Oct 8 and 9. If convicted, Jolkarni faces a maximum 20 years’ jail and
whipping for each charge.
2007 05: 60 years' jail and rotan for sodomy
The Star online. News. Courts. Saturday May 26, 2007
SHAH ALAM: A contractor was sentenced to 60 years in jail and 22 strokes of the rotan by two High Courts here after he pleaded guilty to sodomising a schoolboy a total of 22 times.
Abd Rahim Abd Rahaman, 35, was accused of committing the offences against the Form Three student at a Kuala Lumpur City Hall flat in Jalan Mutiara Gombak between April 18 and May 9 this year.
The bachelor from Kangar, Perlis, was sentenced by Judge Azimah Omar to 32 years in jail and given 12 strokes of the rotan for 12 counts of the charges.
Abd Rahim broke down and cried when asked by Azimah to make his appeal before sentencing.
“He was the one who asked for it, he did it together (with me), willingly. I don’t know what else to say,” said a weeping Abd Rahim.
He added that the victim, who was his acquaintance, came and stayed with him and refused to go home.
He also said the victim cuddled and seduced him.
“Although he had invited you, as an adult, you should have been firm and said no. As an adult, you should know the consequences because the law does not allow such an act,” Azimah said.
Earlier, Abd Rahim, who was unrepresented, was sentenced to 28 years in jail and 10 strokes of the rotan in another High Court for another 10 counts of the charges.
Judge Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof ordered the sentence to start from the day Abd Rahim was arrested on May 16.
Abd Rahim appealed for a lighter sentenced, claiming it was the victim who started fondling him first.
“It wasn’t my fault alone,” he added.
He said he had to support two younger step-siblings who were still schooling.
During the proceedings at both courts, Abd Rahim was repeatedly asked by both judges if he still wanted to plead guilty after knowing the consequences.
He replied, “What I am to do? I admit.”
He also admitted that he had sodomised the boy at his house.
The victim lodged a police report at the Setapak police station following the incidents.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Hana Hadinah S Mohd Ghazali said Abd Rahim had a previous conviction in a drug related case in Sungai Petani, for which he was sentenced to six months in jail.
Pressing for a deterrent punishment, she said, as an adult he was supposed to protect the victim, who is still a young boy.
SHAH ALAM: A contractor was sentenced to 60 years in jail and 22 strokes of the rotan by two High Courts here after he pleaded guilty to sodomising a schoolboy a total of 22 times.
Abd Rahim Abd Rahaman, 35, was accused of committing the offences against the Form Three student at a Kuala Lumpur City Hall flat in Jalan Mutiara Gombak between April 18 and May 9 this year.
The bachelor from Kangar, Perlis, was sentenced by Judge Azimah Omar to 32 years in jail and given 12 strokes of the rotan for 12 counts of the charges.
Abd Rahim broke down and cried when asked by Azimah to make his appeal before sentencing.
“He was the one who asked for it, he did it together (with me), willingly. I don’t know what else to say,” said a weeping Abd Rahim.
He added that the victim, who was his acquaintance, came and stayed with him and refused to go home.
He also said the victim cuddled and seduced him.
“Although he had invited you, as an adult, you should have been firm and said no. As an adult, you should know the consequences because the law does not allow such an act,” Azimah said.
Earlier, Abd Rahim, who was unrepresented, was sentenced to 28 years in jail and 10 strokes of the rotan in another High Court for another 10 counts of the charges.
Judge Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof ordered the sentence to start from the day Abd Rahim was arrested on May 16.
Abd Rahim appealed for a lighter sentenced, claiming it was the victim who started fondling him first.
“It wasn’t my fault alone,” he added.
He said he had to support two younger step-siblings who were still schooling.
During the proceedings at both courts, Abd Rahim was repeatedly asked by both judges if he still wanted to plead guilty after knowing the consequences.
He replied, “What I am to do? I admit.”
He also admitted that he had sodomised the boy at his house.
The victim lodged a police report at the Setapak police station following the incidents.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Hana Hadinah S Mohd Ghazali said Abd Rahim had a previous conviction in a drug related case in Sungai Petani, for which he was sentenced to six months in jail.
Pressing for a deterrent punishment, she said, as an adult he was supposed to protect the victim, who is still a young boy.
Monday, 14 May 2007
2007 03: Young children molested
The Star Online. Nation. Thursday March 15, 2007
KUALA TERENGGANU: Two young children have been molested in the last two days.
A three-year-old girl from Kampung Bari Besar, Setiu, complained to her grandmother that she felt pain when urinating.
State CID chief Assistant Comm Mohd Hazam Abdul Halim said the 51-year-old granny examined her and found bruises on her private parts.
“The grandmother rushed her to the hospital here. The medical report confirmed that she was a victim of sexual abuse,” he said yesterday.
The child told her grandmother that her father often “played” with her private parts.
The woman immediately lodged a police report at the Penarik police station here on Tuesday.
It is learnt that the child remained with her 25-year-old father after his wife left him.
ACP Mohd Hazam said the suspect was detained and remanded for a week shortly after the report was made.
In an unrelated case yesterday, a female clerk at a palm oil refinery from Kampung Lintang Jerangau, Dungun, claimed that her colleague sexually abused her seven-year-old daughter.
The 24-year-old woman said her daughter had accompanied her to her workplace and was in a room close to her workstation.
State Deputy CID chief Superintendent Khairi Ahrasa said the male colleague then entered the room. He said the mother suspected something amiss when the girl acted strangely.
Supt Khairi said the mother then sent her to a nearby clinic and was told that the girl had bruises on her private parts.
KUALA TERENGGANU: Two young children have been molested in the last two days.
A three-year-old girl from Kampung Bari Besar, Setiu, complained to her grandmother that she felt pain when urinating.
State CID chief Assistant Comm Mohd Hazam Abdul Halim said the 51-year-old granny examined her and found bruises on her private parts.
“The grandmother rushed her to the hospital here. The medical report confirmed that she was a victim of sexual abuse,” he said yesterday.
The child told her grandmother that her father often “played” with her private parts.
The woman immediately lodged a police report at the Penarik police station here on Tuesday.
It is learnt that the child remained with her 25-year-old father after his wife left him.
ACP Mohd Hazam said the suspect was detained and remanded for a week shortly after the report was made.
In an unrelated case yesterday, a female clerk at a palm oil refinery from Kampung Lintang Jerangau, Dungun, claimed that her colleague sexually abused her seven-year-old daughter.
The 24-year-old woman said her daughter had accompanied her to her workplace and was in a room close to her workstation.
State Deputy CID chief Superintendent Khairi Ahrasa said the male colleague then entered the room. He said the mother suspected something amiss when the girl acted strangely.
Supt Khairi said the mother then sent her to a nearby clinic and was told that the girl had bruises on her private parts.
Thursday, 10 May 2007
2007 05: Boys claim sodomy by voyeur
The Star online. News. Nation. Tuesday May 8, 2007
KUALA TERENGGANU: Two boys were allegedly sodomised by a man who had watched them swimming in a river at a Felda scheme in Dungun, about 110km from here.
The father of one of the victims, a nine-year-old boy, lodged a report at the Jerangau police station at 11.50pm on Sunday while the mother of the other victim, 10, made a report at the station about 30 minutes later.
Both boys had alleged that they were sodomised by the man who had watched them bathing naked in the river near a secondary jungle at Felda Jerangau on Sunday evening.
In the first report, the 35-year-old father of the younger victim said the suspect had demanded that the boys come out of the water so that he could better see them.
The second victim also claimed that the suspect had assaulted him violently.
The two boys have been sent to Dungun Hospital for a medical check-up.
State CID Chief Asst Comm Mohd Hazam Abdul Halim said the police have picked up a 29-year-old unemployed man for questioning.
He said the suspect has been remanded for a week.
KUALA TERENGGANU: Two boys were allegedly sodomised by a man who had watched them swimming in a river at a Felda scheme in Dungun, about 110km from here.
The father of one of the victims, a nine-year-old boy, lodged a report at the Jerangau police station at 11.50pm on Sunday while the mother of the other victim, 10, made a report at the station about 30 minutes later.
Both boys had alleged that they were sodomised by the man who had watched them bathing naked in the river near a secondary jungle at Felda Jerangau on Sunday evening.
In the first report, the 35-year-old father of the younger victim said the suspect had demanded that the boys come out of the water so that he could better see them.
The second victim also claimed that the suspect had assaulted him violently.
The two boys have been sent to Dungun Hospital for a medical check-up.
State CID Chief Asst Comm Mohd Hazam Abdul Halim said the police have picked up a 29-year-old unemployed man for questioning.
He said the suspect has been remanded for a week.
2007 05: Trader jailed five years for indecent act with 13-year-old
The Star online. News. Nation. Wednesday May 9, 2007
SHAH ALAM: A trader was sentenced to five years' jail in a Sessions Court here for forcing a 13-year-old boy to perform a sexual act on him six years ago.
Noraffandi Norashikin Kamal Abdullah, 47, had been charged with inciting a child to commit an act of gross indecency in February 2001.
He was found guilty of committing the offence at 5.30pm on Oct 6, 2000, in Section 27, here.
Noraffandi looked relaxed when judge Azimah Omar read her judgment yesterday.
Justice Azimah said Noraffandi, besides impersonating a policeman, had committed such disgusting acts on the teenager that would affect the boy for life.
“There is no evidence that at the time of committing the crime, he was of unsound mind,” she said.
SHAH ALAM: A trader was sentenced to five years' jail in a Sessions Court here for forcing a 13-year-old boy to perform a sexual act on him six years ago.
Noraffandi Norashikin Kamal Abdullah, 47, had been charged with inciting a child to commit an act of gross indecency in February 2001.
He was found guilty of committing the offence at 5.30pm on Oct 6, 2000, in Section 27, here.
Noraffandi looked relaxed when judge Azimah Omar read her judgment yesterday.
Justice Azimah said Noraffandi, besides impersonating a policeman, had committed such disgusting acts on the teenager that would affect the boy for life.
“There is no evidence that at the time of committing the crime, he was of unsound mind,” she said.
Wednesday, 9 May 2007
2007 03: Vital to report sexual abuse
The Star Online. News. Central. Wednesday March 28, 2007
THE recent reporting of a traumatised teen in the newspaper has shown that there is an increased awareness of the importance of reporting sexual abuse. The action taken by the older sibling to report a suspected case of molest demonstrates the support a family member can provide to a child who has been through such trauma.
This leads to the importance of looking at the child’s psychological well being after reporting the abuse.
Children who have reported an abuse, in general, sometimes feel that they are guilty of putting someone they know into a difficult position. They may also feel that they have caused a lot of hassle to their own family. As they go through the whole series of investigation and questioning, they might sometimes even doubt their own feelings. Family members can help support by reassuring the child that the abuser is at fault and the investigations are necessary to facilitate upcoming trials in court. And all along, family members have to be sensitive to the child’s feelings of sadness, anger and disappointment.
Let the child take his or her own pace in talking about the abuse and give the child time to sort out his or her feelings and to slowly heal and move on. Talk about the child’s courage in disclosing the abuse and affirm the act.
It will also be worth monitoring the child’s behaviour and feelings - if traumatic experiences are not managed or resolved, it can lead to serious conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. Be aware of the warning signs of these conditions and do seek professional help such as counselling and therapy to support the child in healing.
Lee Kuan Shin
Clinical psychologist
Friday, 27 April 2007
2007 02: Beware of child sexual abuse, says group
The Star online. News. South & East. Wednesday February 14, 2007
By PERCY D'CRUZ
MALACCA: Child sexual abuse can happen to anyone, even your own child. An alarming statement but certainly holding true of the present time, says Penang’s Women’s Centre for Change (WCC).
Official updated statistics released through a WCC pamphlet reveal that child sex abuse makes up 25.5% of the total number of child abuse cases reported with approximately 80% of the victims being girls and 14% boys.
Compounded by these statistics is the fact that police-compiled figures note that 67.5% of incest victims are below 16 years of age.
In a joint effort to further enlighten the prevalence of child sexual abuse in community and ways of combat, Malacca’s Women In Action (WIN) and Penang’s WCC with funding from the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry recently organised a seminar and workshop entitled “Child and sexual abuse”.
Aimed specifically at teachers from private and government agency-based kindergartens as well as Bachelor of Education students, a 100-strong attendance was recorded for the full-day seminar and workshop held at the Straits Meridian Hotel.
According to WIN chairperson Rachel Samuel, the principal aim of the seminar was to enlighten kindergarten teachers and minders on child sexual abuse in the community and equip relevant personnel with knowledge, insights, expertise and procedures on how they could play their part in instilling a sense of sexual safety among the young ones.
During the workshop sessions, teachers were given exercises in the mechanics of how to impart lessons on personal safety to children. The module was specially designed to focus on six-year-olds as they would be moving on to primary schools.
Participants were also briefed on the need for children to be aware and clearly understand that the private parts of their bodies cannot be touched by anyone else except for the purpose of cleansing or medical treatment. Also, children need to know that they cannot touch the private parts of their counterparts.
The modules presented were prepared by WCC with the seminar proceedings and dialogues conducted by the Penang-based non-governmental organisation led by Dr Prema Devaraj.
A follow-up on the just-concluded programme will be organised in late April and already a good number of participants have confirmed their participation.
By PERCY D'CRUZ
MALACCA: Child sexual abuse can happen to anyone, even your own child. An alarming statement but certainly holding true of the present time, says Penang’s Women’s Centre for Change (WCC).
Official updated statistics released through a WCC pamphlet reveal that child sex abuse makes up 25.5% of the total number of child abuse cases reported with approximately 80% of the victims being girls and 14% boys.
Compounded by these statistics is the fact that police-compiled figures note that 67.5% of incest victims are below 16 years of age.
In a joint effort to further enlighten the prevalence of child sexual abuse in community and ways of combat, Malacca’s Women In Action (WIN) and Penang’s WCC with funding from the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry recently organised a seminar and workshop entitled “Child and sexual abuse”.
Aimed specifically at teachers from private and government agency-based kindergartens as well as Bachelor of Education students, a 100-strong attendance was recorded for the full-day seminar and workshop held at the Straits Meridian Hotel.
According to WIN chairperson Rachel Samuel, the principal aim of the seminar was to enlighten kindergarten teachers and minders on child sexual abuse in the community and equip relevant personnel with knowledge, insights, expertise and procedures on how they could play their part in instilling a sense of sexual safety among the young ones.
During the workshop sessions, teachers were given exercises in the mechanics of how to impart lessons on personal safety to children. The module was specially designed to focus on six-year-olds as they would be moving on to primary schools.
Participants were also briefed on the need for children to be aware and clearly understand that the private parts of their bodies cannot be touched by anyone else except for the purpose of cleansing or medical treatment. Also, children need to know that they cannot touch the private parts of their counterparts.
The modules presented were prepared by WCC with the seminar proceedings and dialogues conducted by the Penang-based non-governmental organisation led by Dr Prema Devaraj.
A follow-up on the just-concluded programme will be organised in late April and already a good number of participants have confirmed their participation.
2006 11: Victim heals after journey of failed relationships
The Star online. News. Opinion. Sunday November 19, 2006
CASE 3
NEXT year will mark a milestone for Chow Li Fern. The 32-year-old is planning to marry her boyfriend of six years.
It wasn’t easy to reach this stage, as she had to undergo years of frustration to deal with incidents in her childhood.
She was 10 at the time and her father was suffering from nose cancer and had to stay in hospital many times. When her mother was out tending to her father, Li Fern stayed at home with her two younger brothers.
The neighbour’s son, who was three years older, made approaches to Li Fern.
He would make sure they were alone and would start molesting her. This went on for more than a year and then he started having sexual intercourse with her.
“He told me not to worry and that it would not hurt. He also said that he liked me and everybody was doing it. But it was uncomfortable,” she said.
It was only after she read a book that she realised what had happened.
“I went through a stage of denial. I believed something was very wrong with me as I wasn’t sure if he did it to others,” said Li Fern.
And she couldn’t tell her mother who had worries of her own.
She said she tried fighting with the neighbour’s son, but it just got worse. Violence was involved and her nightmare only ended when her father got better and they moved away.
In secondary school, Li Fern had many friends but there was always a distance in the relationship.
“I come from a family that preached love and trust. When someone in my life broke that trust, I was confused,” she said.
Li Fern then started having relationships with boys but they were always short-lived.
“I thought I didn’t deserve love and care. I would just quit and go into the next relationship,” said Li Fern, who has had seven boyfriends.
Her relationships gradually improved although not much intimacy was involved. But things changed when she was almost raped by a stranger.
“The incidents when I was younger came back. I felt anger and guilt. It was an intense kind of trauma and depression set in,” she said.
A car accident followed. She survived it and realised she had to do something about her life and coping skills.
“I read a lot about abuse and forgiveness and I also went to Taiwan where I attended a workshop. I met many others like me and this helped me overcome my own guilt,” she said.
Her current boyfriend also helped her.
“He didn’t ask many questions. He treated me as a normal person and not as a victim. And I told the 10-year-old me that it was not her fault,” she said.
She even met her childhood tormentor three years ago at her parents’ place.
“I was relieved to see him. I forgave him and I believe he is sorry for what he has done.
Forgiving him does not mean what he did was right. I forgave him because I don't want to suffer anymore,” said Li Fern, who is a social worker and volunteers part-time at the Lifelong Learning Organisation.
CASE 3
NEXT year will mark a milestone for Chow Li Fern. The 32-year-old is planning to marry her boyfriend of six years.
It wasn’t easy to reach this stage, as she had to undergo years of frustration to deal with incidents in her childhood.
She was 10 at the time and her father was suffering from nose cancer and had to stay in hospital many times. When her mother was out tending to her father, Li Fern stayed at home with her two younger brothers.
The neighbour’s son, who was three years older, made approaches to Li Fern.
He would make sure they were alone and would start molesting her. This went on for more than a year and then he started having sexual intercourse with her.
“He told me not to worry and that it would not hurt. He also said that he liked me and everybody was doing it. But it was uncomfortable,” she said.
It was only after she read a book that she realised what had happened.
“I went through a stage of denial. I believed something was very wrong with me as I wasn’t sure if he did it to others,” said Li Fern.
And she couldn’t tell her mother who had worries of her own.
She said she tried fighting with the neighbour’s son, but it just got worse. Violence was involved and her nightmare only ended when her father got better and they moved away.
In secondary school, Li Fern had many friends but there was always a distance in the relationship.
“I come from a family that preached love and trust. When someone in my life broke that trust, I was confused,” she said.
Li Fern then started having relationships with boys but they were always short-lived.
“I thought I didn’t deserve love and care. I would just quit and go into the next relationship,” said Li Fern, who has had seven boyfriends.
Her relationships gradually improved although not much intimacy was involved. But things changed when she was almost raped by a stranger.
“The incidents when I was younger came back. I felt anger and guilt. It was an intense kind of trauma and depression set in,” she said.
A car accident followed. She survived it and realised she had to do something about her life and coping skills.
“I read a lot about abuse and forgiveness and I also went to Taiwan where I attended a workshop. I met many others like me and this helped me overcome my own guilt,” she said.
Her current boyfriend also helped her.
“He didn’t ask many questions. He treated me as a normal person and not as a victim. And I told the 10-year-old me that it was not her fault,” she said.
She even met her childhood tormentor three years ago at her parents’ place.
“I was relieved to see him. I forgave him and I believe he is sorry for what he has done.
Forgiving him does not mean what he did was right. I forgave him because I don't want to suffer anymore,” said Li Fern, who is a social worker and volunteers part-time at the Lifelong Learning Organisation.
2006 11: When the guilty party is family
The Star online. News. Opinion. Sunday November 19, 2006
CASE 2
KARMI, 14, used to suffer physical abuse at the hands of her father and grandmother. She was beaten up countless times and even had chilli smeared on her face.
All that, however, would not have done as much damage to her as what her uncle tried to do when she was nine. At that time, she was alone in the car with him and they were on their way to a convenience store.
“I was not really close to him although we were on friendly terms. I was telling him about a fight with my sister where she bit me on the cheek. Suddenly, he groped my chest and asked if my sister had bitten me there," Karmi recalled.
“I didn’t expect that. My mind went blank and I said no. I saw him smirking and when we reached our destination, I ran out of the car. Afterwards, I went to my mother and told her everything that had happened.
“My mum told my father what to do but nothing happened. It was sad because my father didn’t do anything."
Fortunately, she did not see her uncle again after the incident. "But I will never forget what he tried to do to me," she said.
CASE 2
KARMI, 14, used to suffer physical abuse at the hands of her father and grandmother. She was beaten up countless times and even had chilli smeared on her face.
All that, however, would not have done as much damage to her as what her uncle tried to do when she was nine. At that time, she was alone in the car with him and they were on their way to a convenience store.
“I was not really close to him although we were on friendly terms. I was telling him about a fight with my sister where she bit me on the cheek. Suddenly, he groped my chest and asked if my sister had bitten me there," Karmi recalled.
“I didn’t expect that. My mind went blank and I said no. I saw him smirking and when we reached our destination, I ran out of the car. Afterwards, I went to my mother and told her everything that had happened.
“My mum told my father what to do but nothing happened. It was sad because my father didn’t do anything."
Fortunately, she did not see her uncle again after the incident. "But I will never forget what he tried to do to me," she said.
2006 11: Child abuse takes many forms
The Star online. News. Opinion. Sunday November 19, 2006
Child abuse comes in many shrouds and guises, but generally it falls into categories of physical, psychological and sexual abuse, as well as neglect. RASHVINJEET S. BEDI talks to some survivors of the heinous crime of child sexual abuse.
CASE 1
AS a child, Suhaila considered herself unwanted by her mother who had preferred a boy. As such, she always vented her frustrations on Suhaila.
While her father was protective of Suhaila, he often travelled overseas, leaving her vulnerable to her mother.
When she was five years old, a tutor was asked to teach Suhaila English. And so, every night when the others in her family were watching television, Suhaila would be sitting on her teacher's lap with a book in front of her.
Her teacher would slip his hand into Suhaila’s pants and fondle her private parts.
While doing this, he would threaten to kill her if she made any noise. This happened every day for eight months.
“It hurt and burned,” said Suhaila, who complained to her mother but did not get any attention.
“My mother accused me of lying. She said that I wanted to get out of the tuition. I even told other people but they said I was imagining it,” Suhaila recalled.
One day, her teacher entered her room and took off all her clothes.
“He was going to rape me. Luckily someone saw him coming into the room and banged down the door before anything happened. He was finally caught red-handed,” said Suhaila.
Her cousin too tried to lay his hands on Suhaila but she always fought back. She told the people around her, but no one believed her. It was only when she threatened to leave that her father came back to help her.
But Suhaila did not let the incidents get to her and she excelled in her studies and co-curricular
activities.
“I was a fighter. I think it was the environment that I was exposed to,” she said.
Even when her swim coach tried to fondle her breasts when she was nine, she kicked him in the crotch, she said.
At 17, her overall excellence earned her a scholarship to study in the United States. It was there, after talking to someone about her childhood, that she understood what had happened.
“I finally realised the extent of the incident, and it came like a punch to the face. I cried like a baby and was depressed for a while,” she said.
“But I never asked why those things happened to me,” said Suhaila who is now divorced and has two daughters.
“I love my life and laugh a lot. You can choose to swim or sink. I chose to swim. I don’t fear men. Life doesn’t give you second chances. I can count my blessings that something worse did not happen.”
Child abuse comes in many shrouds and guises, but generally it falls into categories of physical, psychological and sexual abuse, as well as neglect. RASHVINJEET S. BEDI talks to some survivors of the heinous crime of child sexual abuse.
CASE 1
AS a child, Suhaila considered herself unwanted by her mother who had preferred a boy. As such, she always vented her frustrations on Suhaila.
While her father was protective of Suhaila, he often travelled overseas, leaving her vulnerable to her mother.
When she was five years old, a tutor was asked to teach Suhaila English. And so, every night when the others in her family were watching television, Suhaila would be sitting on her teacher's lap with a book in front of her.
Her teacher would slip his hand into Suhaila’s pants and fondle her private parts.
While doing this, he would threaten to kill her if she made any noise. This happened every day for eight months.
“It hurt and burned,” said Suhaila, who complained to her mother but did not get any attention.
“My mother accused me of lying. She said that I wanted to get out of the tuition. I even told other people but they said I was imagining it,” Suhaila recalled.
One day, her teacher entered her room and took off all her clothes.
“He was going to rape me. Luckily someone saw him coming into the room and banged down the door before anything happened. He was finally caught red-handed,” said Suhaila.
Her cousin too tried to lay his hands on Suhaila but she always fought back. She told the people around her, but no one believed her. It was only when she threatened to leave that her father came back to help her.
But Suhaila did not let the incidents get to her and she excelled in her studies and co-curricular
activities.
“I was a fighter. I think it was the environment that I was exposed to,” she said.
Even when her swim coach tried to fondle her breasts when she was nine, she kicked him in the crotch, she said.
At 17, her overall excellence earned her a scholarship to study in the United States. It was there, after talking to someone about her childhood, that she understood what had happened.
“I finally realised the extent of the incident, and it came like a punch to the face. I cried like a baby and was depressed for a while,” she said.
“But I never asked why those things happened to me,” said Suhaila who is now divorced and has two daughters.
“I love my life and laugh a lot. You can choose to swim or sink. I chose to swim. I don’t fear men. Life doesn’t give you second chances. I can count my blessings that something worse did not happen.”
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