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**santorio** · 01-16-2011, 12:28 AM

Published: Saturday January 15, 2011 MYT 4:31:00 PM

Teen arrested over sexual misconduct case at children's home

By WINNIE YEOH

GEORGE TOWN: Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with alleged acts of sexual misconduct at a children’s home here. It is learnt the boy was detained at a children’s home in Sungai Petani at about 1am on Saturday.

Sources said the boy has been remanded until Jan 18 to facilitate investigations.

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng confirmed the arrest.

The boy was the first person arrested by the police after a 41-year-old businesswoman lodged a police report at the Patani Road police station on Wednesday alleging that some children from the home were sexually abused.

The woman, who wanted to be known only as Lim had claimed that a group of about 10 children went to see her on Dec 13 last year asking for help.

She said one of the boy, a 15-year-old (not the one detained) related that he was sodomised and forced to perform oral sex on others.

She had subsequently gone to the home on Dec 29 with the boy’s aunt and four Social Welfare Department officers to remove the boy. He has since returned to his family.

On Friday, the home opened its doors to the press and its board chairman took members of the media on a tour to see its facility.

He said the home had cooperated fully with the police and provided all that was requested but they were still in the dark over the allegations as they could not get hold of a copy of the police report.

He added that police had gone to the home to obtain various documents on a 15-year-old boy.

He also said the aunt of the boy had told the home on Dec 29 that the boy was sodomised by another child of the same age at the home four years ago but the home had no knowledge of it.

Police are expected to wrap up the case by next week before forwarding the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor for a decision.

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santorio Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Published: Saturday January 15, 2011 MYT 4:31:00 PM Teen arrested over sexual misconduct case at children's home By WINNIE YEOH GEORGE TOWN: Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with alleged acts of sexual misconduct at a children’s home here. It is learnt the boy was detained at a children’s home in Sungai Petani at about 1am on Saturday. Sources said the boy has been remanded until Jan 18 to facilitate investigations. George Town OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng confirmed the arrest. The boy was the first person arrested by the police after a 41-year-old businesswoman lodged a police report at the Patani Road police station on Wednesday alleging that some children from the home were sexually abused. The woman, who wanted to be known only as Lim had claimed that a group of about 10 children went to see her on Dec 13 last year asking for help. She said one of the boy, a 15-year-old (not the one detained) related that he was sodomised and forced to perform oral sex on others. She had subsequently gone to the home on Dec 29 with the boy’s aunt and four Social Welfare Department officers to remove the boy. He has since returned to his family. On Friday, the home opened its doors to the press and its board chairman took members of the media on a tour to see its facility. He said the home had cooperated fully with the police and provided all that was requested but they were still in the dark over the allegations as they could not get hold of a copy of the police report. He added that police had gone to the home to obtain various documents on a 15-year-old boy. He also said the aunt of the boy had told the home on Dec 29 that the boy was sodomised by another child of the same age at the home four years ago but the home had no knowledge of it. Police are expected to wrap up the case by next week before forwarding the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor for a decision.
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