The reality show celebrity (right) being escorted by policemen to court. — Bernama photo
SHAH ALAM: Police have arrested a reality show celebrity, who is alleged to have committed rape on a 23-year-old woman last year.
The reality star was apprehended at Shah Alam District police headquarters on Thursday, following a report lodged by the victim a day earlier.
District police chief ACP Baharudin Mat Taib said the woman said she knew the 25-year-old man through social media site Instagram, and they met on Sept 11 last year, at around 8pm, to discuss the Islamic medical treatment for depression.
“The suspect then took the victim to an eatery in Batu 3 Shah Alam before taking her to his condominium unit in Section 7, where she was raped.
“The next day (Sept 12, 2019) at 6.40am, the suspect warned the victim to keep the incident a secret before she went back to her rented house in Subang Jaya using e-hailing service,” said Baharudin in a statement yesterday.
He said following the incident, the victim was admitted to Kajang Hospital on Sept 23 last year due to severe emotional stress, and was referred for psychiatric treatment.
He said the victim then returned to her family home in Triang, Pahang in October last year, and continued treatment at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital in Temerloh.
The case is being investigated under Section 376 of the Penal Code. — Bernama