PETALING JAYA, Nov. 28 -- A teenage boy pleaded guilty in the Parit magistrates' court in Perak to a charge of engaging in carnal intercourse with an eight-year-old boy who was under the care of his mother two weeks ago.

Kosmo reported that the accused, 14, entered his plea after the charge was read to him by a court interpreter before magistrate Nurul Izalina Rajaai.

The report further stated that the boy was accused of committing the offence at a house in Iskandar Perdana at 11am on Nov 14.

The charge was framed under Section 377B of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping, upon conviction.

The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Wan Ameerul Nazhif Wan Zulfikri, and the accused w...