A former principal of a Maahad Tahfiz school was charged at the Sessions Court in Ipoh today with 15 counts of sexual assault against five male students at the school last year.

Clad in a green robe and white kopiah, Azizul Yahya, 30, however, pleaded not guilty after all the charges were read out before Judge Norita Mohd Ardani.

According to the charge sheets, Azizul is facing 14 counts of...