JOHOR BARU: Coconut trader Loh Kam Faht, 35, pleaded not guilty today to three charges of raping his girlfriend's teenage niece in a rented hotel room in Tampoi last July.
Loh made his plea before Sessions Court judge Siti Noraida Sulaiman after the charges were read by the court interpreter.
He is accused of committing the offences on July 2, 9 and 29 about 10.30am.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Farah Wahida Shahudin proposed a RM30,000 bail.
Loh's lawyers, Syufri A. Samad and Mohd Fahmi Jamil, requested a lower amount, citing Loh's unstable income and his responsibility for taking care of his mother, 68, who has diabetes and heart issues.
The court granted bail at RM20,000.
The case is set for mention on Feb 4 for the submission of documents.