(t/w: child sexual abuse, child grooming)

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE LAWS IN MALAYSIA // A THREAD

/CHILD GROOMING/

Any person who sexually communicates with a child or encourages a child to sexually communicate, by any means, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. (1/3)

Any person who communicates by any means with a child with the intention to facilitate the commission of any offence under section 5, 6, 7, 8, 14 or 15 or any offence specified in the Schedule against the child commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished...

... with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and shall also be liable to whipping. (2/3)

Any person who, having communicated by any means with a child, travels to meet with the child or meets with the child with the intention to commit or to facilitate the commission of any offence under section 5, 6, 7, 8, 14 or 15 or any offence specified in the Schedule against...

... the child commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and shall also be liable to whipping. (3/3)

/CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE/

Any person who, for sexual purposes

- touches any part of the body of a child;​
- makes a child touch any part of the body of such person or of any other person;​
- makes a child touch any part of the child’s own body; or​
- does any other acts that...

... involve physical contact with a child,

commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years and shall also be liable to whipping. (1/2)

Any person who—​
(a) for sexual purposes—​
- utters any word/ sound,
- makes a child exhibit the child’s body or any part of the child’s body so as it is seen by such person or any other person; or
- repeatedly or constantly follows or watches or contacts a child by any means;...

... (b) threatens to use any representation, etc., of (any part of) a body of a child/ child engaged in an activity that is sexual in nature;
(c) engages in an activity that is sexual in nature in the presence of a child
(d) causes a child to watch/hear any representation in...

... whole or in part, etc., of such person or any other person engaged in an activity which is sexual in ​
nature; or
(e) makes a child engage in an activity that is sexual in nature,...

... commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to ​
imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to a fine not ​
exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to both. (2/2)

That's all for today's post, and we hope that you've understood the laws concerning child sexual assault a little better from this thread!