By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Nov 13: A 28-year-old Indonesian plantation worker has been arrested to assist police investigations into the alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who was recently discovered to be pregnant.
According to a report by TVS, Saratok District Police Chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the suspect was arrested at a longhouse in Kabong yesterday (Nov 12) by a team from the District Criminal Investigation Division, led by Inspector Henry Muji.
Mathew said the case came to light at about 9.10am on Nov 11, when the girl’s mother brought her to meet the school headmaster and disclosed that her daughter was pregnant.
The mother reportedly expressed her intention to withdraw the girl from school so that she could marry the suspect.
However, as the girl was underage, the headmaster referred the matter to the Saratok District Education Office, which subsequently instructed that a police report be lodged.
Preliminary investigations found that the girl and the suspect had known each other since mid-2025 before entering into a romantic relationship in early 2026.
Mathew said the girl admitted to having sexual intercourse with the suspect on three occasions in June this year.
The incidents were believed to have taken place around mid-June, with the second occurring two days after the first and the third three days later.
The girl reportedly discovered her pregnancy about a week ago before informing her mother after returning from school on Nov 11.
The suspect remains in police custody to assist with further investigations.
The case is being investigated under Section 376 of the Penal Code. – DayakDaily
