Malaysia legislation

Section 11

of *SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN ACT 2017

Section 11

(a)

sexually communicates with a child; or

(b)

encourages a child to sexually communicate, by any means, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.

(2)

For the purposes of this section, a person is said to sexually communicate if—

(a)

the communication or any part of the communication relates to an activity that is sexual in nature; or

(b)

any reasonable person would consider any part of the communication to be sexual.

(3)

No person shall be convicted of an offence under this section if the communication is for education, scientific or medical purposes.

Child grooming