He said 48 cases remained to be heard, with only three cases from last year.
“Among the 14 cases cleared eight of those were from 2016, and we have three remaining cases from 2016,” he told a press conference at the Palace of Justice here.
He said 26 cases, the highest number so far, was solved in Petaling Jaya courts, while Putrajaya had the lowest number with five cases.
Raus said the accused could appeal the courts’ decisions against them in the High Court within 14 days.
He added that it was important that such cases were handled quickly.
It was reported today that a bakery assistant became the first person to be charged under the new act.
Mohd Nazrin Rabuan, 21, received six months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to physical contact and embracing a 15-year-old student illicitly last month.
Nazrin, who committed the crime at a hotel in Bandar Puteri Puchong between 3am and 5am on July 20, is to serve the sentence from his arrest on July 31.
The charge under Section 14(d) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 carries a jail term not exceeding 20 years, and is liable to whipping on conviction.
The Sexual Offences Against Children Bill 2017 was passed in the Dewan Rakyat after two days of debate on April 4.
First conviction under Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017