Muar, 22nd January 2025 - A cook who served as the administrator of a child pornography group on Facebook (FB) was fined RM5,000, in default four months' jail, by the Sessions Court after pleading guilty to the offence.
Mohamad Reizal Dagang, 40, made the plea before judge Sayani Mohd Nor.
Reizal was accused of accessing child pornography at his home in Tangkak on December 2023, an offence under Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act.
The offence carries up to five years' jail, a maximum fine of RM10,000, or both, upon conviction.
He is the latest person arrested under Op Pedo Bersepadu Polis Diraja Malaysia - Multimedia Communication and Multimedia Commission.
According to the facts of the case, Reizal was the administrator of a FB group called “Group Budak-Budak Sekolah”, where lewd photos and videos of children were shared.
As the group's administrator, Reizal was responsible for approving membership requests.
Group members were allowed to upload child sexual abuse materials.
Read further on the New Straits Times’ article attached.