BALIK PULAU: A female trader pleaded guilty today to a charge of possessing 102 sex toys at a shopping complex in Persiaran Bayan Indah on Feb 6.
Sarah Phoon, 29, made the plea as soon as the charge was read before magistrate Chia Huey Ting.
The charge was framed under Section 292(a) of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to three years or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Home Ministry prosecuting officer Mahadzir Saad asked the court for a sentence commensurate with the crime.
However, defence counsel Teh Yi Kai, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, asked the court for a non-custodial sentence and a minimal fine.
This was as the accused earned only RM1,800 a month with which she had to take care of her parents and two younger siblings who were college students.
Chia then ruled that Phoon be fined RM2,000, in default two months' imprisonment.
