Man charged with raping 13-year-old

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MIRI: A man was charged in a Magistrate’s Court here yesterday with raping an underage girl.

Wong Ko Liang was charged under Section 376 (1) of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and caning.

Based on the charge, Wong allegedly raped a girl, who was aged 13 years and eight months at the time of the incident.

He allegedly committed the offence on Sept 11, 2017 at a hotel room here.

No plea was recorded from the accused yesterday.

Earlier, prosecuting officer Insp Mohd Khairi Mohd Noor applied for a new date for the case to be mentioned in the Sessions Court.

Magistrate Kasyfurrahman Abang Ahmad allowed the application and set Jan 9 for further mention of the case.

Wong was ordered to be further detained while awaiting the date.