PETALING JAYA: A convenience store employee has pleaded guilty to insulting the modesty of his co-worker by recording her while she was using the toilet four days ago.
The teenager, 19, was charged at the Ampang magistrates’ court today, Bernama reported.
He had recorded the cashier in the restroom at Jalan Ampang Hilir, Hulu Langat, at 8.23pm on Dec 20.
He was charged under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Norhidayah Abdullah Sani proposed bail at RM6,000 with one surety.
The teenager, who was unrepresented, requested for a lower sum, stating he was supporting his family.
Magistrate Amalina Basirah Top granted bail at RM2,800 with one surety.
She ordered him not to contact the victim or interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The court scheduled Feb 5 for the next case mention to obtain a social welfare report on the young offender before sentencing.
