KABONG: An Indonesian plantation worker has been arrested after a 12-year-old girl was found to be pregnant following an alleged sexual relationship with him.
The 28-year-old was taken into custody by a team from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), led by Inspector Henry Muji, at a longhouse here today.
Saratok Police Chief, DSP Mathew Manggie, said the case came to light after the mother approached the headmaster of the school attended by her daughter, informing that the victim was pregnant.
“The mother also reportedly sought the school’s assistance to have her daughter stop schooling so that she could marry the suspect.
“The principal then referred the matter to the Saratok District Education Office, which instructed the principal to lodge a police report as the victim was a minor,” he said.
Investigations found that the victim and the suspect had known each other since mid-2025 and had allegedly been in a relationship since early this year.
The victim also claimed that she had engaged in sexual intercourse with the suspect on three occasions in June, with the incidents occurring within a span of several days.
Mathew said the girl reportedly discovered her pregnancy about a week ago before informing her mother on November 11.
The case is being investigated under Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape.
If convicted, the suspect faces imprisonment of up to 30 years and whipping under Section 376(2)(d) of the Penal Code.
