Here's All You Should Know About The Viral Allegations Of A Teacher Grooming Her Student
The teacher is 37, while the student is 17.
By Sadho Ram — 25 Mar 2024, 03:06 PM
Recently, allegations that a 37-year-old married teacher in Selangor has been grooming a schoolboy, 17, went viral on social media
The now-deleted allegations were made by the student's family members, who uploaded screenshots of sexually suggestive text messages that were said to be between the teacher and the student.
According to the family members, they were forced to bring attention to the issue via social media as the teacher allegedly continued to groom and meet up with the student, despite the multiple reports filed against her with the police and the education ministry in December last year.
The family also alleged that the teacher has five kids but is ruining the victim's life.
SAYS is not publishing the teacher's name to protect the identity of the victim, who is a minor.
Police have confirmed that the victim's mother lodged a report on 12 December last year, after he came home with love bites on his neck
Sepang district police chief Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof, in a statement yesterday, 24 March, stated that the victim, aged 16 at the time, alleged that the mathematics teacher had hugged and kissed him.
The teacher and the victim were allegedly in the school library when she sexually molested him.
"Our investigation revealed that the incident occurred at around 4.50pm on the same day, 12 December, the report was lodged," he said, adding that the victim was later taken to a hospital for a checkup.
According to Wan Kamarul, the case is being investigated under Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which covers physical sexual assault on a child.
The offence is punishable with a jail term not exceeding 20 years and whipping.
Meanwhile, Bukit Aman Sexual, Women, and Child Investigations Division (D11) principal assistant director Siti Kamsiah Hassan said the investigation paper would be referred to the deputy public prosecutor.
The victim's family alleged that while the teacher was transferred to another school, it did not stop her from meeting with the student
According to a video sighted by SAYS, the duo were filmed hanging out on a beach.
"After the teacher was transferred, she still insisted on taking a 40-minute drive to meet the victim," Malaysiakini quoted a family representative as saying yesterday, 24 March.
Meanwhile, the New Straits Times reported that the victim's mother received a call from the Education Ministry for them to meet and discuss the case.
"The incident took place some time ago. I thought the teacher had repented. However, I thought wrong when I found out she was still in contact with my son. After the case went viral, I was contacted by the (Education) Minister to set up a meeting to discuss the case. I will inform her of all the facts," she said.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said that the ministry has taken action against the teacher in accordance with existing guidelines
She, however, did not specify what actions were taken against the teacher.
"The ministry has looked into the case and action has been taken per existing guidelines. The ministry is also ready to fully cooperate with the investigation being conducted by the authorities," she said.
If you or someone you know may be at risk or has experienced sexual abuse or assault, please reach out to these Malaysian organisations:
1. WOMEN'S AID ORGANISATION (WAO)
Operating hours: 24-hour
Contact: +603-30008858
SMS/WhatsApp: +6018-9888058
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2. ALL WOMEN'S ACTION SOCIETY (AWAM)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9.30am - 5.30pm)
Contact: +603-78770224
WhatsApp/Telegram: +6016-2284221 | +6016-2374221
Email: [email protected]
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3. WOMEN'S CENTRE FOR CHANGE PENANG (WCC PENANG)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am - 5pm)
Contact: +604-2280342 | +604-3988340
WhatsApp: +6011-31084001 | +6016-4180342
Email: [email protected]
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4. SARAWAK WOMEN FOR WOMEN SOCIETY (SWWS)
Operating hours: Monday (7pm - 9pm),Tuesday to Thursday (9.30am - 11.30am), Saturday (2pm - 4pm)
Contact: +6082-368853
SMS/WhatsApp: +6016-5822660 | +6013-8044285
Email: [email protected]
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5. SABAH WOMEN'S ACTION-RESOURCE GROUP (SAWO)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am - 5pm)
Contact: +6088-280200 | +6011-27908020
Email: [email protected]
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6. PROTECT AND SAVE THE CHILDREN (PS THE CHILDREN)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (3pm - 12am)
WhatsApp: +6016-7213065
Email: [email protected]
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7. INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION (IWF)
Anonymously and confidentially report child sexual abuse content and non-photographic child sexual abuse images with IWF's Reporting Portal.
