ALOR GAJAH - A foreign contract worker was charged at the Sessions Court here on Thursday with physically sexually assaulting seven male students at a boarding school in the district last June.
The accused, Islam Mohammad Shoriful, 44, pleaded not guilty after all seven charges were read out by a Bangladeshi interpreter before Judge Kamarul Aris Kamalluddin.
According to the charges, the accused allegedly committed various acts of physical sexual assault against students aged between 13 and 15, including holding their hands and touching the victims’ buttocks and genitals.
The accused was also charged with pulling down the trousers of several victims, exposing their buttocks.
The alleged offences were said to have taken place on June 12, 2026, between 6pm and 6.30pm at the male dormitory’s bathroom and washing area of a boarding school in the district.
The charges were framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum imprisonment term of 20 years and may also include whipping upon conviction.
The accused was unrepresented, while the prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Syaza Nur Sharif, who applied for bail not to be granted.
The court denied bail and set August 28, 2026, for mention of the case.