Sham Chee Fei, 33, Kuek Pei Lin, 19, Lee Chun Kit, 28, Tommy Voo, 27, and a 17-year-old boy pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before sessions court judge Thalha Bachok @ Embok Mok in Johor Bahru today.

They were accused of trafficking a 15-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy, and a 26-year-old man for exploitation at a house in Kulai between March 23 and May 23, Sinar Harian reported.

They also faced separate charges of human trafficking to which they also pleaded not guilty.

In a separate courtroom, Kuek, Voo and the juvenile pleaded not guilty after they were charged with producing child sexual abuse materials in the form of videos and photographs of the two teenage victims.

Another accused, Abdul Rahufur Rahim Idris, 30, also pleaded not guilty to a charge of non-physical sexual assault by instructing the teenage girl to perform sexual acts on the teenage boy.

All four offences were allegedly committed at the same house between 6pm on May 22 and 5am on May 23.

Separately, Lee was also charged with possessing two images and two videos of child sexual abuse content on his mobile phone at the same house on June 20. He pleaded not guilty.

Maximum penalties for the offences range from five years’ jail with whipping to life imprisonment.

Bail was granted, ranging from RM6,000 to RM35,000. The accused were ordered not to contact prosecution witnesses, to report to the nearest police station once a month, and to surrender their passports.