Cops nab man who raped his underaged girlfriend

KOTA KINABALU: A jobless man has been arrested for raping his 14-year-old girlfriend in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district.

The 23-year-old suspect was picked up by police on Thursday.

Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said the arrest was made after the victim’s mother lodged a police report the previous day.

In a statement, he said the suspect lived in the same house as the victim in Balung.

He said the mother lodged a report after the daughter told her about the alleged rape on Nov 16.

He added that the suspect was being investigated under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code as well as Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

ACP Jasmin advised the public, especially parents, not to allow their children to be alone with unfamiliar characters.