What law was the ENT doctor found guilty under?

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The ENT doctor was found guilty under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

The ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist was convicted under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. For the first six charges, the conviction was under Section 14(a), and the seventh charge was under Section 14(d).
Convicted on seven charges under the same Act
The court found Mohd Safwan Mohd Soffian, 42, guilty on seven charges of sexually assaulting a boy aged 11 and 12. The offences took place in the doctor’s consultation room at a private hospital in Kuala Terengganu between September and November 2022, and again in April 2023.
First six charges: Section 14(a) of the Act
For the first six charges, the conviction was under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. This section was applied to each of those six counts when the court delivered its guilty verdicts.
Seventh charge: Section 14(d) of the Act
The seventh charge was convicted under Section 14(d) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. The court treated this as a separate legal provision from Section 14(a) for sentencing purposes.
Maximum penalty noted by the court for both provisions
Both Section 14(a) and Section 14(d) carry a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment and whipping upon conviction. The judge ultimately sentenced him to jail terms and cane strokes tied to each charge, with all prison sentences ordered to run concurrently from the date of sentencing.

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