Malaysia: Quran teacher jailed nine years for assaulting three boy students at mosques
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As the children's Quran teacher operating inside mosque premises, the defendant held recognized religious-instructional authority over his students, which gave him unsupervised access to them on mosque grounds.
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2026-05-14 · Guilty plea and sentencing
Pasir Mas Sessions Court. Guilty plea and sentencing, Pasir Mas Sessions Court
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- Free Malaysia Today (2026) 'Quran teacher jailed 9 years for sexually assaulting 3 students'. Available at: freemalaysiatoday.com (Accessed 2026-07-19).
Hanafi Hassan, 64, pleaded guilty at the Pasir Mas Sessions Court to nine charges of physically sexually assaulting three male students aged 9 to 11, committed in mosque bathrooms and a barbershop storeroom around Tanah Merah between May 2023 and December 2025. Sentenced to nine years' imprisonment and three strokes of the cane, plus mandatory counselling and three years' post-release police monitoring.
- Sinar Harian (2026) 'Amang seksual tiga murid lelaki di masjid, guru mengaji dipenjara 9 tahun dan tiga sebatan'. Available at: sinarharian.com.my (Accessed 2026-07-19).
Guru mengaji (Quran teacher) Hanafi Hassan mengaku bersalah terhadap sembilan pertuduhan amang seksual fizikal ke atas tiga murid lelaki berusia 9 hingga 11 tahun di sekitar Tanah Merah, dihukum penjara sembilan tahun dan tiga sebatan oleh Mahkamah Sesyen Pasir Mas.
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