22-year-old controversial Malaysian influencer known as “CEO Batu”, once active on social media, is now living a quiet, low-profile life to make ends meet after being charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
In a viral TikTok post by @muhammadakid17, the influencer, who went ‘missing’ after the charge, is now seen running a small business in Jitra, Kedah.
CEO Batu is now selling snacks in a kiosk in Kedah
The influencer expressed that despite living a much simpler life, he feels calmer after choosing to step back from social media.
A quick check on his Instagram account with approximately 180,000 followers showed that, as of the time of writing, his last post was in May.
The revelation of his alleged non-physical sexual assault came to light in the same month, before he turned himself in to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) on 23 May. Two months later, he pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexually assaulting the victim, who was 13 years old during the incident.
The alleged non-physical sexual assault
In a series of screenshots that went viral, CEO Batu allegedly sent a picture of his private part under the pretence of showing his surgery scar near his appendix. He claimed that he had forgotten to crop his private part in the picture before sending the image to the girl, and said that the picture was intended to be sent to his girlfriend.
CEO Batu also reached out to the mother of the victim to apologise, and asked her not to take legal action.
In the caption of the viral TikTok video depicting CEO Batu’s current situation, the uploader remarked that everyone makes mistakes and encouraged the public to support the influencer’s small business.
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