GEORGE TOWN: A food delivery rider has been fined RM4,000 in default three months' jail by a Magistrate's Court here after he pleaded guilty to outraging the modesty of a woman.
Muhammad Falihin Abdul Talib, 28, entered the plea before Magistrate Nur Melati Diana Abdul Wahab on Wednesday (April 27).
He was charged with using criminal force with intent to outrage the modesty of an Indonesian woman at 12.30pm on April 20 at Jalan Bukit Gambir, Gelugor.
The charge, under Section 354 of the Penal Code, provides for imprisonment of up to 10 years, a fine or whipping or any two of the punishments, if found guilty.
In mitigation, Muhammad Falihin, represented by lawyer S. Bommy, said he only earned RM2,000 and has to support a wife, who is currently five months pregnant, and a one-year-old child.
Deputy public prosecutor Nazri Abdul Rahim prosecuted. – Bernama