JOHOR BARU, MALAYSIA: A 14-year-old schoolgirl got pregnant after being blackmailed into having sex with a teenager whom she befriended via the short messaging system (SMS).

The girl, who only wanted to be known as Ling, is now five months' pregnant.

Ling said she befriended the teenager when she received an SMS asking her to be his friend in early March but he disappeared after being informed that she had missed her period.

She said the teenager, whom she knew as Ah Wing, molested her and took nude pictures of her with his mobile phone on the first date.

"He called me again three to four days later and threatened me, saying that he would put the pictures in the Internet if I did not comply.

"This time we met at a hotel and had sex," she said, adding that Ah Wing also took short videos and blackmailed her for sex regularly.

Ling's father sought the help of Johor MCA Public Services and Complaints Bureau deputy chief Rodney Soon to warn other parents to keep an eye on their daughters.

Soon said they had arranged counselling sessions for Ling.

Johor Baru North deputy district police chief Supt Mohd Akhir Ishak said police were still looking for the suspect and urged those with information to contact the police hotline at 07-221 2999.