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Malaysia Case Law

Child pornography

  • 4 Jun 2025

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    RA-84-4-01/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    RA-84-4-01/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Pengakuan salah pesalah kanak-kanak yang jelas dan pengakuan eksibit diterima; mahkamah menetapkan perintah non-custodial yang seimbang — khidmat masyarakat 120 jam untuk setiap pertuduhan rogol, denda RM6,000 untuk pertuduhan pengedaran pornografi kanak-kanak — kerana kepentingan pemulihan kanak-kanak, sokongan keluarga dan kepentingan awam memerlukan pengajaran serta pencegahan.

  • 27 May 2024

    Hendra Bin Mulana

    Citation
    A-09-279-11/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    A-09-279-11/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

    The court held that the prosecution proved a prima facie case, s.20 of the 2017 Act is a statutory rebuttable presumption which, once engaged, placed the burden on the appellant to show on the balance of probabilities that he took all reasonable steps to ascertain the victim's age; the appellant failed to rebut the presumption because the photos, videos and communications demonstrated the victim was a child and his explanations were implausible, therefore conviction and the reduced sentences (10 years imprisonment per count, concurrent, and whipping plus ancillary orders) were affirmed.

  • 8 Jul 2020

    PENDAKWARAYA NAAIM BIN MOHD ALI

    Citation
    AA-62JSK-14-06/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    AA-62JSK-14-06/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Accused convicted on three counts under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017; guilty plea did not attract significant reduction given gravity and public interest; sentences imposed as follows: Count 1 five years' imprisonment (from 21.6.2020) with three years police supervision, Count 2 fifteen years' imprisonment (from 21.6.2020) plus five strokes and three years police supervision, Counts 1 and 2 to run concurrently, Count 3 three years' imprisonment plus three years police supervision to run consecutively after Counts 1 and 2 because the third offence occurred at a different time…