KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 -- A 65-year-old retiree has pleaded not guilty in the Muar Sessions Court to 10 charges of physical sexual assault against nine students during a remote-controlled jet workshop in February.

The accused, Lan Sairan, allegedly committed the offences against students aged between nine and 12 at a primary school's technology and life skills workshop, Buletin TV3 reported.

The incidents reportedly took place between 8am and 12pm on February 26 and 27 at a school within a land settlement in Kluang.

The charges fall under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and whipping each.

According to reports, the school had invited a sergeant as an...