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National aquatics coach pleads guilty to rape

Oct 11, 2017

A national aquatics coach has pleaded not guilty to raping one of his trainees. 

The coach was charged with raping the 20-year-old athlete at the diving gym of the National Aquatic Sports Complex in KL, on September 26th.

35-year-old Huang Qiang, originally from China, was arrested the next day after the victim lodged a police report. 

Sources say the accused is married to a Malaysian and has permanent resident status, and has been working in the country for over five years. 

Photo credit: New Strait Times