KOTA BARU: Police today have confirmed that there was no case of paedophilia involving a teacher at Mara Junior College (MRSM) Tumpat near here.
Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said investigations revealed that the case more likely involved defamation against the accused.
"We already completed our investigations into the case recently after taking statements from 14 individuals, including the school's teachers and students.
"We did not find any signs of sexual harassment taking place at the school and no case of paedophilia occurred as claimed by certain quarters there.
"We have sent a medical report of a woman who spread the accusation on social media to examine whether she is suffering from mental illness."
He said investigations into the case found that the accused teacher was a well-liked person in the school.
"Police believe he has been slandered by the 24-year-old woman," Zaki added.
Yesterday, Zaki said police had recorded statements from 14 individuals to facilitate its investigations into the case.
He said police had also identified the individual who uploaded the accusation on social media.
He added that the person was a former student of the college, and police had sent the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor's office and were awaiting their response.
Last month, Zaki confirmed that police had received a report on defamation lodged by the MRSM Tumpat teacher over accusations of paedophilia levelled against him on social media.
The report, he said, was lodged against a female student who accused the teacher of the act.
Following the report, police opened an investigation paper under Section 500 of the Penal Code for defamation and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities or services to make or spread comments online.
