TAWAU, April 29 -- Three teenage boys were arrested for alleged sexual crimes against a 14-year-old girl in several incidents since late last year.

Tawau District Police Chief ACP Jasmin Hussin said two of the suspects, aged 14 and 17, were arrested in the Kg Jawa area at 11.50am on Monday by a team from the District Criminal Investigation Division (BSJD).

"A third suspect, aged 17, was arrested in a follow-up operation about two hours later at the compound of the District Police Headquarters (IPD). 

"The arrests were made after police received a report last Saturday regarding allegations of sexual offences committed against the alleged victim at several separate locations around here between November 2025 and February this year,"...