Man fined RM2,000 for criminal intimidation of woman and her father

TAMPIN – A man was fined RM2,000 by the Gemas Magistrate's Court here today after pleading guilty to criminal intimidation through telephone calls made using the WhatsApp application against a woman and her father last month.

Magistrate Nor Farhana Mohd Ishak also ordered three months' jail should the accused, K. Kevin Joel, 21, fail to pay the fine.

According to the first charge, the accused intentionally made a telephone call via WhatsApp to a 19-year-old woman with the intent to criminally intimidate her at a house in Taman Gembira, Gemencheh, Tampin at about 3pm on July 25.

On the second charge, he was accused of committing the same offence against the victim's father at the same location at 10.27pm on July 29.

Both offences were framed under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to two years' jail or a fine, or both, upon conviction.

Threat to circulate images, RM10,000 demand

Based on the facts of the case, the accused contacted the victim via WhatsApp and uttered threats that caused the woman to feel afraid.

Days later, the accused again contacted the victim's father and threatened to circulate nude images of her, while demanding RM10,000 as compensation for having been friends with the victim.

Earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor Fidha Misjedi sought a commensurate sentence as a lesson, saying the threats had caused fear to the victim, including the threat to circulate the nude images.