Johor police investigating alleged gang rape involving army personnel

JOHOR BARU: Police investigations into an alleged gang-rape incident involving army personnel from Mahkota Camp in Kluang are still ongoing.
Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Khalil Kader Mohd said this when responding to questions from reporters in a press conference at Johor state police headquarters here this afternoon.
"The victim of the alleged gang rape is already nine weeks pregnant," he said.
Mohd Khalil added the nine suspects allegedly gang-raped the sales girl, aged 17, at a hotel in Kluang in mid-December last year.
The victim lodged a police report on Feb 22.
Nine army personnel, aged 19 to 24, all from Mahkota Camp in Kluang, were hauled up to Kluang police station at about 8.50pm on Feb 22 and were remanded till March 1.
Sources said one of the army personnel was the lover of the girl and was believed to be involved in the gang-rape.
On the day of the incident, they had gone out on a date and later checked into a room at the hotel.
Soon after, they were interrupted by eight men who forced the girl to have sex with them.
The ordeal lasted about two hours until 6pm.
The victim lodged the police report as she was angry with her boyfriend's actions.
Police said the case is being investigated under Section 375B of the Penal Code for gang rape, which carries imprisonment for a term of not fewer than 10 years and not more than 30 years if convicted.
Kluang district police Criminal Investigations Department's (CID) sexual crimes unit, in collaboration with the Mahkota Camp's military police corps' special investigations branch, is investigating the case.
The victim was also sent to the Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom for a medical check-up.
Sources said the 17-year-old victim tried to commit suicide by jumping off the rooftop of a shopping centre in Kluang on Jan 16 but was talked out of it by a security guard.