Sugarbook founder to be indicted for statement



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PETALING JAYA : The 34-year-old founder of the controversial dating site Sugarbook.com is expected to be indicted in court tomorrow for “circulating a statement that may cause public alarm.”

Selangor Police CID Chief SAC Datuk Fadzil Ahmat said today that the suspect will face the charges under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code in Shah Alam Magistrates Court at 9 am.

The man who was arrested by police at a luxury condominium complex, the Icon Residence in Persiaran Dutamas, on the night of February 17, was in pretrial detention for seven days on Friday.

Police arrested the man after more than 70 police reports were filed against the website after 10 public and private universities were named for having the majority of students who chose to become “sugar babies” and sought out “dads. of sugar “to finance their lifestyles.

In addition to being investigated for publishing a statement or rumor that may cause fear or alarm in the public, he is also being investigated for soliciting prostitution under the laws of the Criminal Code the improper use of network facilities under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Law (CMA) 1998.



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