B Moses Melchidezek, 27, made the plea before judge Rasyihah Ghazali.

In the first count, he was charged with committing the offence by placing his toes on the boy’s private parts, while the second count was for allegedly placing the child’s hand on his private parts.

Both offences were allegedly committed at a church in Bandar Bukit Puchong, Puchong, in June.

The charges were framed under Section 14 (a) and Section 14 (b) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 respectively. They provide for a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping if found guilty.

The court allowed Melchidezek bail of RM15,000 on both charges.

He was also ordered to report himself at the nearest police station every month and not to disturb the victim and witnesses.

Deputy public prosecutor Siti Nabilah Rashid appeared for the prosecution while the accused was represented by lawyer N Sivananthan.

The court set Sept 19 for mention.