SIBU (May 11): A youth from Selangau claimed trial in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of rape.
The 19-year-old from a longhouse in Nanga Tamin, Selangau was charged under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code.
The Section provides for a maximum 20 years’ jail and caning upon conviction.
Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan released him on RM5,000 court bail with two sureties.
He also set June 14 for pre-trial case management.
DPP Mohamad Zulfadhli Tuah prosecuted the case, while the accused was unrepresented by counsel.
According to the facts of the case, the accused allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at a longhouse along Jalan Oya last January.