Lim Jian Yau, 20, pleaded guilty to three charges of hurting the teenagers by hitting them with his hands and feet behind the Taman Mutiara Rini playground in Skudai, at 8pm, on June 15.

The court imposed a fine of RM1,400 for each charge, or four months jail if he failed to pay the fines.

Deputy public prosecutor Adriana Azrin led the prosecution while the accused was represented by lawyers Jason Tan and Imran Sam.

According to the facts of the case, the victims were at a mall in Skudai when 10 youths tried to recruit them to join a triad. When they refused, the three teenagers were forced into a car and physically assaulted.

In a separate court, seven teenagers aged between 15 and 18 pleaded not guilty to nine charges of using criminal force with intent to outrage the victims’ modesty.

They are accused of injuring the victims using PVC pipes.

The charges were framed under Sections 323 and 324 of the Penal Code for causing hurt and Section 354 of the same Code for outraging a person’s modesty.

The seven teenagers were accused of committing the offences behind a futsal court at Taman Keindahan, Skudai, at 7pm, on June 15.

If found guilty, the court could impose a good behaviour order, discharge them with a warning, send them to the Henry Gurney School or order them to pay fines.

Tan and Imran also represented all seven accused while deputy public prosecutor Nur Afiqah Musa appeared for the prosecution.

Magistrate Nur Fatin Farid allowed the teenagers to be released on bail of RM1,000 each. They were also asked to report to the nearby police station once a month and not to disturb the prosecution witnesses.

The court fixed July 29 for case mention.