SERDANG (Bernama): The maid who was allegedly raped by her employer, a Perak state executive councillor, has been placed under the appropriate care and protection, said Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

"You can't say that she was not protected because the moment she lodged a police report, the police took action (by arresting him) and (only later) released him on police bail," the deputy prime minister told reporters after opening a forum entitled "Creative Parenting to Face the New Millennium Challenge" in conjunction with the national-level 2019 Parents' Day celebration at Universiti Putra Malaysia here on Saturday (July 13).