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.