A man has claimed that he possesses 60 audio recordings of a former MIC branch chairperson who is accused of offering favours in return for sex, including with teenagers.

In a video circulating via messaging system WhatsApp, the man also revealed that the former branch leader had been “trapped” following a three-week-long sting.

He was referring to the recording of the MIC man’s telephone conversation with a woman, in which he promised a job for her daughter in exchange for sex with the latter.

“I happen to know the victim’s family. The woman in the audio clip is a single mother and although suffering from poverty, she managed to educate her daughter to the point of getting a degree.

“The girl found it difficult to get a job despite going for 20 to 30 interviews. This is when the family came across the accused, who promised to help out,” the man said in Tamil.

According to him, when the 56-year-old Tamil school teacher first made the “indecent proposal” to the girl’s mother, about three weeks ago, she had told him off.

Lured to MIC HQ

However, it was the man in the video who convinced the mother to continue engaging with the accused in order to secure evidence against him.

Following this, the man said, he sought the help of a friend, who is the son of a senior MIC leader, and the latter, upon hearing the recordings, agreed that action should be taken against the accused.

He said for the last three weeks, a “trap” was set, with each conversation with the suspect recorded.

He added that various attempts were made to meet the accused but he failed to turn up until he showed up at the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur recently.

The man said when the suspect was eventually “caught”, the affected mother refused to come forward or lodge a police report.

“She told me she does not want to get involved or lodge a police report. She was worried that if the matter was reported, it would be highlighted in the media, causing embarrassment to the family. She told me to handle the matter,” he added.

Reports lodged

As for her daughter, the man said she has been asked to attend an interview with a government-linked company, following the intervention of MIC leaders.

A video clip of an MIC branch leader who was forced to resign for allegedly soliciting sex from a teenager meeting with Deputy Youth and Sports Minister M Saravanan is making the rounds on Facebook.

Accompanied by his wife, the man tried to “seek help” from the former party deputy president.

In the video, Saravanan can be seen telling the man to “immediately see a doctor”.

“You are sick. This is a sickness. Listen to me.

“The sickness may become worse, you know where it will lead? To peek at your own children when they are sleeping.

“A lot of people who rape their daughters, it’s not because of sexual urges, but because of this sickness,” Saravanan had told the man.

When contacted, Saravanan said the meeting took place at the MIC headquarters’ service centre in Kuala Lumpur.

“I was at the HQ and I terjumpa (happened to meet) him.

“I heard that he had disturbed others and so on, so I asked him why he did this.

“He said he had mental problems and did not realise what he was doing,” said the deputy minister, adding that he then told the man to seek professional help.

The deputy minister explained that he did not lodge a police report on the matter as it is the victim who must do so.

“I can’t do anything… if anyone else (other than the victim) does a police report, the police will ask for proof.

“So my advice to the victim is to lodge a police report,” Saravanan said.