A primary school headmaster accused of molesting a 12-year-old male student in the school’s restroom and office has been released on bail, Melaka police said tonight.
Melaka police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the suspect was arrested yesterday, the same day the boy’s mother lodged a report.
“We are investigating the case for physical sexual assault on a child,” he told FMT.
Dzulkhairi also said the suspect cooperated during the investigation.
Earlier today, Utusan Malaysia reported that the Year 6 pupil told his mother that he had been sexually assaulted on several occasions.
He claimed that the most recent incident took place in the school’s bathroom on July 29.
Citing a source, Utusan reported that the boy had gone to the bathroom with two classmates.
The headmaster entered the bathroom and told one of the boy’s classmates to return to class, unaware that the second classmate was in one of the stalls.
The suspect allegedly hugged the victim from behind and whispered “I love you”.
He also allegedly forced the victim to say “I love you, too”.
The boy claimed that a similar incident occurred in June when he and a friend were asked to help attach clips to certificates in the headmaster’s office.
It was alleged that the headmaster had groped the victim in front of his friend.
