Ebit pressured me for
photos of breasts, witness
testifies
The woman says she did not realise that she had gone along with the preacher’s request.
The woman, whose name was withheld, admitted during cross-examination she had sent one photo but denied cheating on her husband, Sinar Harian reported.
the prosecution’s ninth witness was quoted as saying.I told my husband I was pressured into doing it. I didn’t realise it at the time. When I did, I became angry with Ebit and informed my husband,
The woman said her husband became enraged and told her to stop entertaining Ebit on WhatsApp, but the preacher, who is known for his philanthropic works, contacted her via Instagram instead.
She said that was when she ticked Ebit off.
she said.But he didn’t care and kept sending me lewd texts,
In testimony given in May, the woman denied flirting or carrying on a relationship with the preacher.
The woman, in her 40s, said she reached out to Ebit solely to address family matters, during which time she said, he also displayed concern for her problems.
Ebit, 38, faces 11 charges, including for outraging the modesty of a woman through obscene words and images sent to her phone between March and June 2021.
The charges under Section 509 of the Penal Code provide for a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine, or both, if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutors Zahida Zakaria, Nor Azizah Mohamad and Analia Kamaruddin prosecuted, while Ebit was represented by Ram Singh, Kamarudin Mohmad Chinki, Syarulnizam Salleh Keruak and Prem Elmer Ganasan.
The hearing before magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani continues.
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