Former national swimmer Cindy Ong urged the public not to be silent or condone online sexual harassment as action can be taken against the perpetrators through a simple police report.

This was after two men were investigated by the authorities and charged after they made lewd comments against her.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, the 38-year-old said she encountered numerous sexual harassment and lewd online comments against her since she spoke up about her experience with sexual assault in May last year...