The Star Malaysia

Cops wrap up probe into scoutmaste­r-molest case

- By STEVEN DANIEL stevend@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: Police have completed their investigat­ions into the case of the 44-year-old scoutmaste­r who allegedly molested female students.

The investigat­ion papers are expected to be submitted to the Attorney-general’s chambers soon.

“Investigat­ions have been completed and it is a straight-forward case,” Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Mohd Adnan Abdullah said.

On Feb 16, the man, who identified himself as “Mr Ho” at a press conference, vehemently denied the allegation­s after a police report was lodged against him by the parents of an alleged victim.

The scoutmaste­r of a secondary school in Damansara also denied allegation­s that he raped his 14-year-old daughter.

More than 10 girls were allegedly victimised by him.

In the police report against the man, a student claimed she was called into the storeroom of the school’s scouts office to try on a new uniform.

The girl alleged that as she was trying on the uniform, the scoutmaste­r measured the clothes on her body and pulled her pants towards him and tried to touch her private part.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong has been reported as saying that preliminar­y investigat­ions by the ministry revealed the scoutmaste­r was a qualified coach and a parent of a student at the school.

On Feb 18, three more police reports were lodged by parents against the scoutmaste­r.

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Satisfied customer: Toi Kim Soon, 38, giving a thumbs-up after having her vehicle serviced in less than an hour at a Puspakom centre in Mak Mandin near Butterwort­h yesterday.

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