Crime & Courts

Pahang teacher charged with possessing porn, seducing married woman

KUANTAN: A 43-year-old teacher pleaded not guilty in the sessions court here today to producing pornographic materials and possessing obscene images in his mobile phone in March this year.

Safriduwan Safar from Maran also claimed trial to a third charge of enticing a 41-year-old woman, who is legally married, to have sex.

On the first charge, the father-of-three claimed trial to producing 63 pornographic images and videos using his mobile phone at about 1.33pm on March 1.

The offence falls under Section 233 (1)(a)(i) of the Communications and Multimedia Act, which carries the sentence of a fine of not more than RM50,000, or jail of not more than one year, or both, upon conviction.

For the second charge, Safriduwan, who works at a primary school in Jengka, claimed trial to possessing 63 pornographic images and videos in his mobile phone at about 6.21pm on March 17.

He is charged under Section 292 (a) of the Penal Code for distribution of pornographic material, which carries the sentence of a fine or a jail term of up to three years, or both.

On the third charge, the accused claimed trial to attempting to seduce a civil servant for sex at about 11.57am on March 4.

If found guilty, the accused could be sentenced to a maximum two years' jail, a fine, or both, if convicted under Section 498 of the Penal Code for enticing a married woman to commit illicit intercourse.

All three offences were committed at Safriduwan's house at Lorong Pandan Makmur here.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Shahrizzat Amadan asked for bail to be set at RM10,000 for each charge.

Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali set bail at RM15,000 for all three charges with one surety, and fixed the case to be heard on Aug 1 to allow the accused to appoint a lawyer.

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