Kuala Lampur, Nov. 12 -- A former city councillor from DAP was today sentenced to be jailed three years and fined RM7,000 by a Magistrate's Court here after being convicted of molesting a college student two years ago.

L. Prem Anand, 52, was found guilty of using criminal force under Section 354 of the Penal Code to outrage the modesty of the woman who was 21 years old at that time outside an entertainment outlet in Beach Street at around 11.30pm on July 6, 2017.

The victim cannot be named to protect her privacy.

Magistrate Jamaliah Abd Manap said the prosecution had presented a prima facie case against the accused.

"After taking into account the merits of the case presented by the prosecution, I find you guilty of the offence and sen...