Boarding school warden accused of raping student

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ARRESTED: The warden is led to the Sekama police station lockup.

KUCHING: A boarding school warden was arrested yesterday after he allegedly raped a 16-year-old charge at a secondary school in Siburan.

The 54-year-old suspect was detained at the school by police at 1.30pm after a report was lodged by the victim, who is a boarder at the school, following the incident which is said to have occurred around noon on Monday.

Confirming the arrest, Padawan district police chief Supt Pauzi Bujang said the victim — from a village in Padawan — alleged that she was raped by the warden inside a room at the school.

The victim has been sent for a medical checkup at the Sarawak General Hospital, while the suspect has been detained in the lockup pending further investigation.

The case has been classified under Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape.