The court also allowed the prosecution’s application to transfer the case to the Muar Sessions Court as he is also facing charges there and set Oct 10 for the submission of documents and the next mention of the case.
On Tuesday, the accused was charged at the Muar Sessions Court with two counts of physical and non-physical sexual assault against children under Sections 14(a) and 15(a)(iii) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
On Sept 5, a social media user shared a screenshot of a school bus driver’s TikTok post, where he referred to a female student as his ‘crush’ and ‘favourite’.
In response, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri instructed officials from the Child Development Department to file a police report against the bus driver.
The man was subsequently arrested on Sept 6.
