KABONG: Police have arrested a 28-year-old man after a 12-year-old Year Six pupil was found pregnant.
The case first came to light when the girl’s mother brought her to school to inform the management of the pregnancy and said she wanted her daughter to leave school and marry the man.
Saratok police chief Deputy Superintendent Mathew Manggie said the headmistress referred the issue to the district Education Office, which instructed her to lodge a police report as the girl was still a minor.
He said preliminary investigations found that the man, who works as a labourer at an oil palm plantation, had known the girl since mid-2025 and was believed to have started a romantic relationship early this year.
“The victim admitted to having sexual intercourse with the suspect three times in mid-June,” he said in a statement.
The girl reportedly discovered she was pregnant about a week ago and informed her mother on Nov 11.
Following the police report, a team from the Saratok Criminal Investigation Department, led by Inspector Henry Muji, tracked down the suspect and arrested him at a longhouse here.
The case is being investigated under Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years, and whipping, upon conviction.