A mosque caretaker in Kelantan pleaded not guilty in the Ayer Keroh sessions court today to three charges of sexual assault and sodomy involving a 16-year-old boy.
Mohamad Aswadi Yah, 46, who previously faced 18 other charges in Kelantan, Terengganu and Perak, entered his plea after the charges were read before judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah, Sinar Harian reported.
In the first charge, he was accused of committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature without consent at a house in Taman Tasik Utama, Melaka Tengah, on Aug 4.
The offence was framed under Section 377C of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of between five and 20 years and whipping upon conviction.
Aswadi was also charged with two counts of physical sexual assault involving the same boy under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against…