Student’s tale of romance sparks police probe

SEPANG: A 16-year-old student’s claim of a romantic encounter with his female mathematics teacher has sparked a police investigation into allegations of a sexual relationship.

The student arrived home with red marks on his neck, attributing them to a kiss from the teacher.

There were also viral messages between the two declaring their love for each other.

The teacher could also be seen responding in one of the messages, saying that she was flattered by the constant love declarations from the student.

An X user had tweeted that she had no other choice but to use social media to bring this matter to light as she could no longer tolerate it.

In the tweet, she claimed that her younger brother is in an intimate relationship with a secondary school teacher.

The user claimed there is no legal basis to take action against the teacher because the relationship is said to be consensual.The tweet has since been removed.

Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said the police were alerted on the case after the student’s mother lodged a police report on Dec 12 last year.

“We received a report from the 46-year-old woman after she noticed her son had red marks on his neck,” he said in a statement yesterday.

“The boy was supposed to have gone home but claimed to be at the library with the teacher.“The boy claimed that he was hugged and kissed by the teacher, which led to the marks on his neck,” said ACP Wan Kamarul, adding that the teacher has been identified as a 37-year-old woman.

He said the victim has been referred to the hospital for a medical evaluation.

“We have opened investigations under Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act for physical sexual assault on a child.

“We can also confirm that several postings on social media over the sexual misconduct of a female teacher on a male student are true,” he said.

ACP Wan Kamarul added that the police are in the midst of completing the investigation paper before handing it over to the deputy public prosecutor’s office for further action.

He urged the public to refrain from speculating and sharing unverified information on the matter.