BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police have arrested a priest to assist in investigations related to claims of outraging the modesty of a woman who had gone to seek treatment at his apartment in Jalan Laguna 2, Perai, here recently.
The 59-year-old man was arrested on Dec 18 after the 24-year-old woman lodged a police report.
He will be charged in a Butterworth court on Friday.
Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the incident was believed to have taken place when the victim, who worked as a clerk, had gone to the priest’s house to seek treatment for her joints on Dec 1.
The priest is also the adoptive father of the victim’s friend, he said here today.
He added that in the 2pm incident, the man had massaged the victim’s feet in his living room before he allegedly undressed her saying that he needed to massage her body so that there would be better blood flow.
“The priest had massaged the whole body of the victim before touching her private parts,” said Nik Ros.
He added the man, who is married, had told the victim not to let others know of the incident.
“The man allegedly touched the victim on her shoulders, chest and back whenever she visited her friend at the apartment.
“The suspect had also on many instances allegedly said that he wanted to rape the victim,” said Nik Ros.
He said police had also received another report from a 24-year-old woman who claimed the man had molested her.
He said police had handed over the investigation papers to the prosecution.
Nik Ros urged other women who had allegedly been molested to come forward to lodge police reports. - FMT
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