KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 2 -- A pondok school operator from Tumpat, Kelantan was again brought to court, this time to face three charges of sexual crimes involving a 16-year-old male student.

Mohamad Aswadi Yah, 46, also known as "Abuya" who is the director of a pondok education centre, pleaded not guilty after all charges were read before Sessions Court Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, before requesting a trial, according to a report published in Berita Harian today.

According to the first charge, he is accused of committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature without his consent (forcing the victim to perform oral sex).

The accused is charged under Section 377C of the Penal Code, which provides for a minimum p...