Three Malaysian police officers have been arrested after a teenage girl said she was molested and extorted for money.
One of the officers had even suggested that she sleep with him or her life would be “ruined”, reported The New Straits Times (NST).
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The incident reportedly took place at about 1.10am on Wednesday (17 Sept) in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur.
The 18-year-old female student and her boyfriend were stopped by three police officers at a food stall in the Sentul district, she said.
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The officers then allegedly demanded that the couple hand over their identification cards.
They also allegedly seized their phones without consent, with two of them viewing private photos on her boyfriend’s device.
The girl was allegedly separated from her boyfriend by the third officer, who allegedly told her that a “serious offence” had been committed involving the private photos.
The purported penalty would be a jail term of two years or a fine of RM10,000 (S$3,000), he allegedly said.
Her life would be ruined if she were jailed, as she would not be able to continue studying, she was purportedly told.
She said she was also not allowed to contact anyone, with the officer proposing that she could settle the matter in one of two ways:
In fact, the officer allegedly suggested repeated sexual acts with him, including spending the night with him the next day.
If she agreed, she would be given money and an iPhone, but if she refused, her boyfriend would be detained, she added.
The officer also allegedly molested her by pinching her left breast.
The girl also said that the police officer had warned her not to tell anybody about the incident.
He allegedly demanded her phone number under an alias and said he would go to her hostel or home if she did not obey.
He then allegedly kept her identity card, saying she would get it back if she met him the next afternoon.
The two-hour ordeal ended only at 3am, after which she made a police report, she added.
In a statement quoted by NST, KL Deputy Police Chief Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad confirmed that the three police officers had been arrested by the Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Division of the city’s Criminal Investigation Department.
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They are being investigated under Section 354 and Section 384 of Malaysia’s Penal Code for assault or the use of criminal force with intent to outrage modesty, as well as extortion.
They will be remanded for four days in order to facilitate the investigations, he added.
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