KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 21 -- A 33-years-old jobless man was charged by the Magistrate Court here with insulting the modesty of former Miss Universe Malaysia Sabrina Beneett.

Brickfields district police chief Asst Comm Anuar Omar told Malay Mail that the offender pleaded guilty at the Jalan Duta Magistrate court yesterday and paid a fine of RM1,200 on the spot.

"He was charged under Section 509 of the Penal Code for insulting the modesty of a person, which carries a maximum five years' jail, or a fine or both, upon conviction.

"The offender paid the fine yesterday morning at the Jalan Duta court after pleading guilty," Anuar said.

Under Section 509 of the Penal Code, any person who insults the modesty of any woman by word, through sound, g...