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KUALA LUMPUR: The number of male sexual harassment and assault victims are increasing, according to Bukit Aman statistics.
According to police statistics, six offences have been listed as sexual harassment and assault offences: rape, molestation, outrage of modesty, gross indecency, spread of lewd content and stalking.Almost half of the male victims last year were linked to cases investigated under Section 509 of the Penal Code for outrage of modesty.Two male victims had also been found to be victims of stalking, under the newly minted Section 507A of the Penal Code.
“The scenario in Malaysia shows an increase in the number of crimes committed as well as the number of the crimes being reported,” D11 assistant director Asst Comm Siti Kamsiah Hassan said in an interview with The Star.
“They have shown the public and victims of their rights and the importance of reporting such crimes in the aggressive and complete effort in preventing them from being committed,” she said.ACP Siti Kamsiah added that the increase in victims were also linked to sexual offenders that target male children.