Students go on Facebook to accuse teacher of molest

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STUDENTS of a secondary school in Ipoh – boys and girls – claim they have been molested by their school teacher. They posted the allegations on Facebook, China Press reported.

The teacher has denied the allegations and the school’s board of governors has accepted his defence.
It is not clear if the accusations, posted on Sunday, were just a prank.

The schoolgirls claimed that the teacher, in his 40s, had groped their buttocks or breasts, purportedly to give them a massage.

One of the boys claimed the teacher grabbed his private parts.

The school board said it was unfair to act against the teacher when the allegations could not be verified.

The principal, contacted by the daily, admitted that a teacher in his school bears a similar name as the one mentioned on the social media website.

However, he could not ascertain whether the teacher had committed the alleged acts.

The teacher, while denying the allegations, also claimed that his Facebook account had been hacked.

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Ahli MBPJ disaman kerana fitnah menerusi Facebook

SHAH ALAM - Seorang wanita memfailkan saman terhadap Ahli Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ), Mahharul Ismail dan tiga anggota keluarganya kerana didakwa mengeluarkan kata-kata fitnah menerusi laman sosial Facebook.

Zalina Jaafar, 42, selaku plaintif memfailkan saman itu menerusi peguamnya Faizul Mohd. Nasir di pejabat Pendaftar Mahkamah Tinggi di sini hari ini.

Selain Mahharul, dua adik perempuannya, Maisarah dan Norsyam serta anak saudara mereka, Wan Ikhwan Wan Azani, turut dinamakan sebagai defendan.

Zalina, yang menyatakan jawatannya sebagai pembantu seorang “ahli majlis" Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), mendakwa Mahharul telah mengeluarkan kata-kata fitnah terhadapnya di laman sosial milik Mahharul pada 28 September lepas dan kenyataan di laman sosial milik Wan Ikhwan dikeluarkan pada 21 September lepas.

Beliau turut mendakwa Maisarah dan Norsyam dengan niat jahat telah mengeluarkan kata-kata fitnah yang menyentuh peribadinya secara palsu pada laman sosial milik Wan Ikhwan. - Bernama