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GEORGE TOWN: A 55-year-old South Korean pastor who is speech-and hearing-impaired seemed to be in high spirits when his case for molest was mentioned at a Magistrate s Court here.
Jee Jong Hoon had earlier claimed trial to the charge on Feb 9, and was seen waving at the media and posing for pictures on Monday (March 15)
During proceedings, he had to rely on his lawyer Adlin Farhana Ismail to understand what was happening in court.
Jee allegedly used criminal force on a man who was then 20-years-old by touching his private parts, hugging and kissing his cheek and lips with the intention to outrage his modesty at a house in Gelugor in 2000.
GEORGE TOWN: A South Korean pastor who is speech- and hearing-impaired used hand sign to plead not guilty when charged with molest at a Magistrate’s Court here.
GEORGE TOWN: A South Korean pastor who was charged with two counts of outraging the modesty of two men in Butterworth about two weeks ago has been slapped with another similar charge in a Magistrate’s Court here.
However, the charge was not read out to Jee Jong Hoon, 54, who is speech- and hearing-impaired, as there was no international sign language interpreter available, and no plea was recorded yesterday.
According to the charge, Jee is alleged to have used criminal force on a man who was then 20 years old by touching his private parts, hugging and kissing his cheek and lips with the intention to outrage his modesty at a house in Gelugor in 2000.