A FORMER Singapore Zoological Gardens veterinarian was charged in court on Monday with four counts of molesting a 21-year-old woman.
Oh Soon Hock, 52, who is now working elsewhere, allegedly molested the young woman then working at the zoo between January and March 27 last year.
Then head of veterinary department, he allegedly squeezed the woman's breasts and kissed her on two of the occasions at Mandai Lake Road.
Oh, who joined the zoo in 1990, quit in April last year.
Oh, also a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, is represented by Mr Shashi Nathan and Ms Tania Chin.
Bail of $15,000 was offered. A pre-trial conference has been fixed for Jan 10.
Source: ST Online
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sex with student: Teacher charged
A TEACHER was charged on Monday with two counts of having sex with a 15-year-old student.
The 25-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the girl, allegedly had sex with the teen with her consent at a flat in the north of Singapore on May 20 and June this year.
He has been suspended from teaching.
His lawyer, Mr Shashi Nathan, asked for the case to be adjourned to take detailed instructions and to make representations to the Attorney-General's Chambers.
His police bail was extended.
The case has been fixed for a pre-trial conference on Dec 27.
Source: ST Online
The 25-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the girl, allegedly had sex with the teen with her consent at a flat in the north of Singapore on May 20 and June this year.
He has been suspended from teaching.
His lawyer, Mr Shashi Nathan, asked for the case to be adjourned to take detailed instructions and to make representations to the Attorney-General's Chambers.
His police bail was extended.
The case has been fixed for a pre-trial conference on Dec 27.
Source: ST Online
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Raped by dad for 30 years
BUENOS AIRES - AUTHORITIES in rural Argentina have arrested a 62-year-old man for raping his own daughter for more than three decades and fathering 10 children with her, the judge in the case said on Wednesday.
'The accused denied the allegations but DNA tests have confirmed paternity,' Judge Virgilio Palud told local radio.
The man was charged with repeated sexual abuse and incest, crimes which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, the judge said.
The detained man's daughter, now age 43, claims to have been raped since the age of 13 at the family's home in the village of Nicanor Molinas, 600km north of Buenos Aires.
'It's even worse than what happened in Austria,' Judge Palud said, referring to the horrific crimes of Josef Fritzl, sentenced to life behind bars in 2009 for having kept his daughter imprisoned for 24 years, fathering seven children with her and killing one of them.
In the Argentine case, one of the 10 children born of the rapes has already died. The victim, whose identity was not released, said she waited so long to accuse her father because he had threatened her. She got her chance when he was arrested for the theft of some livestock.
Source: ST Online/AFP
'The accused denied the allegations but DNA tests have confirmed paternity,' Judge Virgilio Palud told local radio.
The man was charged with repeated sexual abuse and incest, crimes which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, the judge said.
The detained man's daughter, now age 43, claims to have been raped since the age of 13 at the family's home in the village of Nicanor Molinas, 600km north of Buenos Aires.
'It's even worse than what happened in Austria,' Judge Palud said, referring to the horrific crimes of Josef Fritzl, sentenced to life behind bars in 2009 for having kept his daughter imprisoned for 24 years, fathering seven children with her and killing one of them.
In the Argentine case, one of the 10 children born of the rapes has already died. The victim, whose identity was not released, said she waited so long to accuse her father because he had threatened her. She got her chance when he was arrested for the theft of some livestock.
Source: ST Online/AFP
Man admits to tainting colleagues' drinking water with semen
Sim Keng Tee, 39, pleaded guilty on Wednesday afternoon to two charges of mischief where he tainted two of his female colleagues' drinking water with his semen.
This was two of 10 offences he pleaded guilty to in court. The names of victims were not revealed to protect their identities.
The civilian officer in the Singapore Police Force mixed semen into his colleagues' drinking water on two separate occasions in 2008 at his office along Irrawady Road. He has since been relieved of his position in the police force.
On February 21 2008, he masturbated to a photograph of his female colleague, and collected the semen in a small bottle. He recorded himself doing this on his handphone.
He then returned to his office and waited for her to leave her desk temporarily. When she did, Sim mixed his semen with the drinking water in her water bottle. He also recorded this.
As the water bottle was tinted red the victim did not realised the water was no longer clear.
Sim then struck up a conversation with the victim when she returned to her desk and secretly recorded her drinking the tainted water.
Two months later, on April 2, 2008, Sim repeated his actions with a second female colleague.
This time, instead of pouring the semen into her water bottle, he poured it into her bottle of green tea.
As the bottle was wrapped in plastic, the victim did not realise the difference. Again Sim, struck up a conversation with his victim while he recorded her drinking the water mixed with his semen.
Sim saved these videos on his personal computer at home.
These videos and more were discovered in a police raid conducted in 2009 when a third female colleague reported him to the authorities after she caught him taking up-skirt photos of her.
The police raid also revealed that Sim had taken videos of four of his colleagues and had organised the videos on his personal computer into separate folders named after each victim.
How he was discovered
On September 10, 2009, Sim approached a colleague at her desk and asked her to pass him a stack of documents.
While she was standing up, Sim squatted on the opposite side of the desk.
When she turned around, she noticed that Sim was holding his mobile phone under her skirt.
After a struggle, she managed to grab the phone and discovered the upskirt shots of herself.
She then reported the matter.
In court today, Sim pleaded for leniency saying he had voluntarily put himself through medical check ups and counselling sessions.
Further to the 10 charges that Sim pleaded guilty to, another 149 charges will be taken into consideration for sentencing to be held on December 1, 2010.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Kumaresan s/o Gohulabalam requested for a substantial jail term because of the number of charges brought to light.
For intending to intrude upon the privacy of a woman, Sim faces imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or a fine, or both, for each of the eight charges at hand.
He also faces imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or a fine, or both, for each of the two charges of mischief faced.
Source: Asiaone.com
This was two of 10 offences he pleaded guilty to in court. The names of victims were not revealed to protect their identities.
The civilian officer in the Singapore Police Force mixed semen into his colleagues' drinking water on two separate occasions in 2008 at his office along Irrawady Road. He has since been relieved of his position in the police force.
On February 21 2008, he masturbated to a photograph of his female colleague, and collected the semen in a small bottle. He recorded himself doing this on his handphone.
He then returned to his office and waited for her to leave her desk temporarily. When she did, Sim mixed his semen with the drinking water in her water bottle. He also recorded this.
As the water bottle was tinted red the victim did not realised the water was no longer clear.
Sim then struck up a conversation with the victim when she returned to her desk and secretly recorded her drinking the tainted water.
Two months later, on April 2, 2008, Sim repeated his actions with a second female colleague.
This time, instead of pouring the semen into her water bottle, he poured it into her bottle of green tea.
As the bottle was wrapped in plastic, the victim did not realise the difference. Again Sim, struck up a conversation with his victim while he recorded her drinking the water mixed with his semen.
Sim saved these videos on his personal computer at home.
These videos and more were discovered in a police raid conducted in 2009 when a third female colleague reported him to the authorities after she caught him taking up-skirt photos of her.
The police raid also revealed that Sim had taken videos of four of his colleagues and had organised the videos on his personal computer into separate folders named after each victim.
How he was discovered
On September 10, 2009, Sim approached a colleague at her desk and asked her to pass him a stack of documents.
While she was standing up, Sim squatted on the opposite side of the desk.
When she turned around, she noticed that Sim was holding his mobile phone under her skirt.
After a struggle, she managed to grab the phone and discovered the upskirt shots of herself.
She then reported the matter.
In court today, Sim pleaded for leniency saying he had voluntarily put himself through medical check ups and counselling sessions.
Further to the 10 charges that Sim pleaded guilty to, another 149 charges will be taken into consideration for sentencing to be held on December 1, 2010.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Kumaresan s/o Gohulabalam requested for a substantial jail term because of the number of charges brought to light.
For intending to intrude upon the privacy of a woman, Sim faces imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or a fine, or both, for each of the eight charges at hand.
He also faces imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or a fine, or both, for each of the two charges of mischief faced.
Source: Asiaone.com
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Brazil doctor sentenced to 278 years for raping patients
SAO PAULO - A Brazilian reproductive medicine specialist was sentenced to 278 years in prison for sexually abusing 39 of his patients, local media reported Tuesday.
Roger Abdelmassih, a well-known Sao Paulo fertility doctor, was accused of 56 cases of sexual abuse of patients in his private clinic.
He was convicted of abusing patients both during exams and sometimes when they were in recovery rooms.
His lawyer, Jose Luis Olivera Lima, said that he respected the ruling but thought the judge was too hard on his client.
Despite the long sentence, the maximum Abdelmassih can be imprisoned under Brazilian law is 30 years
Source: Asiaone
Roger Abdelmassih, a well-known Sao Paulo fertility doctor, was accused of 56 cases of sexual abuse of patients in his private clinic.
He was convicted of abusing patients both during exams and sometimes when they were in recovery rooms.
His lawyer, Jose Luis Olivera Lima, said that he respected the ruling but thought the judge was too hard on his client.
Despite the long sentence, the maximum Abdelmassih can be imprisoned under Brazilian law is 30 years
Source: Asiaone
Driver nabbed over rape-murder of schoolgirl
TELUK INTAN: Police have nabbed the suspected rapist and murderer of schoolgirl M. Divya Barathi, whose body was found in a drain near an oil palm estate here last month.
The 28-year-old lorry driver admitted to the attack on the girl after he was arrested in connection with another case last week, said Hilir Perak deputy OCPD Supt Mohd Zaki Harun.
“The suspect was caught by hotel employees when he tried to slash the throat of a customer during a robbery.
“When interrogated, he admitted to the rape and murder of Divya Barathi,” said Supt Mohd Zaki.
The suspect is being remanded until today.
On Oct 16, the naked body of the 16-year-old Fourth Former of SM Horley Methodist here was found in a drain near the Ladang Rubana oil palm estate.
Since then, nine people had been picked up for questioning but police were unable to link them to the rape or murder.
Her father K. Murali, 43, had told police that he last saw his daughter getting off a bus and walking into the estate where they live when returning home from a tuition class in town.
Source: The Star Online
The 28-year-old lorry driver admitted to the attack on the girl after he was arrested in connection with another case last week, said Hilir Perak deputy OCPD Supt Mohd Zaki Harun.
“The suspect was caught by hotel employees when he tried to slash the throat of a customer during a robbery.
“When interrogated, he admitted to the rape and murder of Divya Barathi,” said Supt Mohd Zaki.
The suspect is being remanded until today.
On Oct 16, the naked body of the 16-year-old Fourth Former of SM Horley Methodist here was found in a drain near the Ladang Rubana oil palm estate.
Since then, nine people had been picked up for questioning but police were unable to link them to the rape or murder.
Her father K. Murali, 43, had told police that he last saw his daughter getting off a bus and walking into the estate where they live when returning home from a tuition class in town.
Source: The Star Online
2 more years for child molester
HE PRESENTED himself as a 'medicine man' to a wheelchair-bound woman, and convinced her to let him check her teenage daughter for a 'ghost'.
But Al-Habib Sheih Haji Ismail Al Mahberoh, 55, went on to molest the 13-year-old in the toilet of her home.
Initially jailed for 10 months by a district court in July, he will now be behind bars for two years instead, following a successful appeal to the High Court yesterday for a harsher penalty to reflect the heinousness of his crime.
The girl, now 15, and her family cannot be named under a court order.
Al-Habib had approached the girl's mother in a shop, as she was talking to a friend about the stroke which left her wheelchair-bound. He said he could cure her, and gave her his name card.
On Nov 22, 2008, the woman called him to ask for his massage service. He turned up and, noticing her daughter, started talking to her mother about the girl being 'possessed' by a ghost. He then persuaded the woman to let him 'check' the girl in the toilet so he could 'remove the ghost'. He was initially sent to prison for 10 months for preying on girl, 13
Source: ST Online
But Al-Habib Sheih Haji Ismail Al Mahberoh, 55, went on to molest the 13-year-old in the toilet of her home.
Initially jailed for 10 months by a district court in July, he will now be behind bars for two years instead, following a successful appeal to the High Court yesterday for a harsher penalty to reflect the heinousness of his crime.
The girl, now 15, and her family cannot be named under a court order.
Al-Habib had approached the girl's mother in a shop, as she was talking to a friend about the stroke which left her wheelchair-bound. He said he could cure her, and gave her his name card.
On Nov 22, 2008, the woman called him to ask for his massage service. He turned up and, noticing her daughter, started talking to her mother about the girl being 'possessed' by a ghost. He then persuaded the woman to let him 'check' the girl in the toilet so he could 'remove the ghost'. He was initially sent to prison for 10 months for preying on girl, 13
Source: ST Online
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
17-mth old toddler sexually abused
A 36-year-old man has been charged with abusing and sexually attacking a 17-month-old girl in Taiwan.
The girl was bleeding profusely when she was sent to the hospital in July.
Doctors were forced to remove 13cm of her small intestine to save her life.
They noticed the girl's hymen was torn and she had other injuries on her body.
A doctor informed the Taichung Bureau of Social Affairs and the police.
The toddler was temporally placed under the care of the suspect - whom her mother knew through church activities - after she was sentenced to jail for cheating in April.
After investigations, police arrested the man and charged him in court.
The suspect was said to have beaten the girl, locked her up in the toilet, slammed her against the wall and even inserted some unidentified objects into her vagina.
Although Xiao An has recovered from her physical wounds, she is afraid of men and can be seen shivering whenever a man walks near her.
Source and photo: United Daily News, Taiwan
Source: Daily Chilli
The girl was bleeding profusely when she was sent to the hospital in July.
Doctors were forced to remove 13cm of her small intestine to save her life.
They noticed the girl's hymen was torn and she had other injuries on her body.
A doctor informed the Taichung Bureau of Social Affairs and the police.
The toddler was temporally placed under the care of the suspect - whom her mother knew through church activities - after she was sentenced to jail for cheating in April.
After investigations, police arrested the man and charged him in court.
The suspect was said to have beaten the girl, locked her up in the toilet, slammed her against the wall and even inserted some unidentified objects into her vagina.
Although Xiao An has recovered from her physical wounds, she is afraid of men and can be seen shivering whenever a man walks near her.
Source and photo: United Daily News, Taiwan
Source: Daily Chilli
14 years jail for 'Uncle'
KUALA LUMPUR - A TAXI driver who called himself 'Uncle' was jailed 14 years and ordered to be whipped five times for raping, attempting to rape and molesting seven underage girls.
He was sentenced to 82 years in jail but will only be behind bars for 14 years as the Ampang Sessions Court ordered that the sentences run concurrently from his date of arrest.
Chin Hock Nam, 54, changed his mind and pleaded guilty to all charges when the case, which was supposed to be tried in camera, began yesterday.
In sentencing, Ampang Sessions Court judge Azwarnida Affandi said she took into consideration the fact that the offences had become rampant and that all his victims were underage as well as Chin's guilty plea.
Judge Azwarnida jailed him 14 years and ordered that Chin be caned twice for each of the two counts of rape. She also jailed him 14 years and ordered him to be whipped once for the attempted rape charge.
Judge Azwarnida also jailed him eight years for each of the five molest charges involving four victims. The judge ordered that he serve his jail terms from the date of arrest on June 14 this year. -- THE STAR/ANn
Source: ST Online
He was sentenced to 82 years in jail but will only be behind bars for 14 years as the Ampang Sessions Court ordered that the sentences run concurrently from his date of arrest.
Chin Hock Nam, 54, changed his mind and pleaded guilty to all charges when the case, which was supposed to be tried in camera, began yesterday.
In sentencing, Ampang Sessions Court judge Azwarnida Affandi said she took into consideration the fact that the offences had become rampant and that all his victims were underage as well as Chin's guilty plea.
Judge Azwarnida jailed him 14 years and ordered that Chin be caned twice for each of the two counts of rape. She also jailed him 14 years and ordered him to be whipped once for the attempted rape charge.
Judge Azwarnida also jailed him eight years for each of the five molest charges involving four victims. The judge ordered that he serve his jail terms from the date of arrest on June 14 this year. -- THE STAR/ANn
Source: ST Online
Teenager raped at knife-point by 10 women
SYDNEY: A 17-year-old boy was gang raped by 10 knife-wielding women in Papua New Guinea, a media report said Monday.
The gang of women attacked the schoolboy near Mendi town in Southern Highlands province during the weekend, police official Teddy Tei said.
"More than 10 women with kitchen knives attacked him and four women had sexual intercourse with him. The boy was taken to hospital for treatment," he was quoted as saying by Australia's AAP news agency.
Tei said he feared the women may have infected the young man with HIV/AIDS.
"HIV/AIDS is a problem in Papua New Guinea and I am concerned the women might be infected. I always warn the women to be careful at night but I am now warning the men too," he said.
A UNICEF report says Papua New Guinea has one of the world's highest rates of sexual violence.
Source: Times of India
The gang of women attacked the schoolboy near Mendi town in Southern Highlands province during the weekend, police official Teddy Tei said.
"More than 10 women with kitchen knives attacked him and four women had sexual intercourse with him. The boy was taken to hospital for treatment," he was quoted as saying by Australia's AAP news agency.
Tei said he feared the women may have infected the young man with HIV/AIDS.
"HIV/AIDS is a problem in Papua New Guinea and I am concerned the women might be infected. I always warn the women to be careful at night but I am now warning the men too," he said.
A UNICEF report says Papua New Guinea has one of the world's highest rates of sexual violence.
Source: Times of India
Dad sexually abused daughter
AN ODD-JOB worker was yesterday convicted of raping and sexually abusing his daughter over a period of 10 years, beginning when she was only six years old.
The 35-year-old man was found guilty of all five charges he was on trial for - three of rape and one charge each of oral sex and molestation between 1999 and last year.
He denied all the charges, claiming that the teenager, the eldest of his three children, had cooked up the allegations.
Neither can be named to protect the identity of the girl, now 17 years old.
The abuse began in 1999, when her father made her perform oral sex on him. She was only six then.
A year later, he raped her twice in the living room of their rented two-room flat.
Source: ST Online
The 35-year-old man was found guilty of all five charges he was on trial for - three of rape and one charge each of oral sex and molestation between 1999 and last year.
He denied all the charges, claiming that the teenager, the eldest of his three children, had cooked up the allegations.
Neither can be named to protect the identity of the girl, now 17 years old.
The abuse began in 1999, when her father made her perform oral sex on him. She was only six then.
A year later, he raped her twice in the living room of their rented two-room flat.
Source: ST Online
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Internet revenge after being dumped
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Lin (not her real name), a college student from Rawang, Selangor, was 18 when she met Peter (not his real name).
The couple had dated for more than a year when Lin decided to end the stormy relationship.
Vengeful, Peter posted her nude pictures and video clips of them having sex on the Internet.
Peter, who had belonged to a Rawang gang, also converted the video clips into a DVD and forwarded it to her father, a postman in his 50s.
"I am so ashamed and unable to go out of my house. My family has had to suffer because of my mistakes," Lin said.
The family approached MIC Youth for help. The wing turned the young man in to the police, who confiscated his mobile phone.
"But the damage has been done. My future has been destroyed. I shouldn't have done what I did," Lin said in a telephone interview.
Another woman from Kampar, Perak, who only wants to known as Hani, was promised a job as an actress and a dancer in local movies by a man from here.
Thinking that the man truly loved her and had her interests at heart, she did everything he wanted.
He also took nude pictures of her and their sex acts.
Soon, she was made to sleep with other men who were said to be "film producers".
Realising her folly, Hani wanted to return to her parents' home, but was threatened that her pictures would be posted on the Internet if she did.
It was nearly two years later that she managed to seek help from MIC.
By then, she had slept with more than 20 men and had given birth to a child, who was given up for adoption.
These are some of the cases that have come to the attention of MIC Youth in the last three years.
Why do women allow themselves to be caught in such situation?
According to University Malaya Medical Centre psychiatrist Dr Jesjeet Singh Gill, young girls pose nude for their boyfriends because they are immature and too trusting of their boyfriends.
"They would do anything to prove their love to their boyfriends."
He said when older women did it, it was normally because of their personality, being either too dependent or insecure and fearful of abandonment.
"These women know what they are doing is wrong, yet they do it to please their men."
He said girls and women from from all walks of life had fallen prey to "sextortionists" who posted their nude pictures and video clips on the Net.
Dr Jesjeet said parents must supervise their children, know who their friends are and what they are doing. He said it was also important for them to educate their children on the dangers of the Internet.
"Older women need to be made aware of the dangers."
Source: Asiaone.com/NST
The couple had dated for more than a year when Lin decided to end the stormy relationship.
Vengeful, Peter posted her nude pictures and video clips of them having sex on the Internet.
Peter, who had belonged to a Rawang gang, also converted the video clips into a DVD and forwarded it to her father, a postman in his 50s.
"I am so ashamed and unable to go out of my house. My family has had to suffer because of my mistakes," Lin said.
The family approached MIC Youth for help. The wing turned the young man in to the police, who confiscated his mobile phone.
"But the damage has been done. My future has been destroyed. I shouldn't have done what I did," Lin said in a telephone interview.
Another woman from Kampar, Perak, who only wants to known as Hani, was promised a job as an actress and a dancer in local movies by a man from here.
Thinking that the man truly loved her and had her interests at heart, she did everything he wanted.
He also took nude pictures of her and their sex acts.
Soon, she was made to sleep with other men who were said to be "film producers".
Realising her folly, Hani wanted to return to her parents' home, but was threatened that her pictures would be posted on the Internet if she did.
It was nearly two years later that she managed to seek help from MIC.
By then, she had slept with more than 20 men and had given birth to a child, who was given up for adoption.
These are some of the cases that have come to the attention of MIC Youth in the last three years.
Why do women allow themselves to be caught in such situation?
According to University Malaya Medical Centre psychiatrist Dr Jesjeet Singh Gill, young girls pose nude for their boyfriends because they are immature and too trusting of their boyfriends.
"They would do anything to prove their love to their boyfriends."
He said when older women did it, it was normally because of their personality, being either too dependent or insecure and fearful of abandonment.
"These women know what they are doing is wrong, yet they do it to please their men."
He said girls and women from from all walks of life had fallen prey to "sextortionists" who posted their nude pictures and video clips on the Net.
Dr Jesjeet said parents must supervise their children, know who their friends are and what they are doing. He said it was also important for them to educate their children on the dangers of the Internet.
"Older women need to be made aware of the dangers."
Source: Asiaone.com/NST
Friday, November 19, 2010
Jonathan Wong an MOE scholar
SINGAPORE: Child pornography videos, some featuring girls as young as six and some lasting longer than an hour, were found in the possession of a Ministry of Education (MOE) scholar studying in Britain.
Singaporean Jonathan Wong, a third-year history major at the University of York, pleaded guilty on Monday to 17 charges of owning child pornography videos since July 2008.
Twenty-three-year-old Wong could be facing more than a year in jail after the magistrate's court in York decided that its maximum sentencing power of 12 months in prison was insufficient and committed him instead to the York Crown Court where he will be sentenced on Dec 13, the city's The Press newspaper reported.
In reply to media queries, the ministry said it was looking into the matter and added it "will take the necessary disciplinary action against those (scholars) who have behaved inappropriately".
The Press said Wong's offences came to light after fellow students alerted the campus authorities about suspicious audio files being uploaded onto the university's intranet.
After tracing the files to Wong, the police confiscated his computer hard disk drive and found 50 videos - 25 of which were rated as "four" on the Copine scale.
On this scale used to rate the severity of child pornography, levels "four" and "five" constitute hardcore pornography.
The North Yorkshire police told MediaCorp on Thursday that Wong was arrested on March 19, adding that he did not produce the videos but downloaded some of them from the Internet.
According to The Press, UK prosecutor Martin Butterworth told the court: "We are talking about girls as young as six. Of the movies, some of them are graphic, some of them have audio, some of them last more than an hour."
Since the case surfaced in the local Chinese media and online, Singaporeans and those acquainted with Wong have berated him and expressed shock over his actions.
A Singaporean student at University of York, however, painted a different picture of him. Describing Wong as a "big brother", he told MediaCorp: "Jonathan is a nice, generous and helpful person ... He gave me medicine when I was sick and he cooked us meals."
The 22-year-old, who said he has known Wong for over a year, added: "He does not like loud parties but prefers a quiet peaceful dinner with friends ... I am disgusted by what he has done but I feel sorry for him too as a friend."
A spokesman for the University of York declined comment, saying it would respond to MediaCorp's queries only after court proceedings have been concluded. With additional reporting by Saifulbahri Ismail.
Source: TODAY/wk
Singaporean Jonathan Wong, a third-year history major at the University of York, pleaded guilty on Monday to 17 charges of owning child pornography videos since July 2008.
Twenty-three-year-old Wong could be facing more than a year in jail after the magistrate's court in York decided that its maximum sentencing power of 12 months in prison was insufficient and committed him instead to the York Crown Court where he will be sentenced on Dec 13, the city's The Press newspaper reported.
In reply to media queries, the ministry said it was looking into the matter and added it "will take the necessary disciplinary action against those (scholars) who have behaved inappropriately".
The Press said Wong's offences came to light after fellow students alerted the campus authorities about suspicious audio files being uploaded onto the university's intranet.
After tracing the files to Wong, the police confiscated his computer hard disk drive and found 50 videos - 25 of which were rated as "four" on the Copine scale.
On this scale used to rate the severity of child pornography, levels "four" and "five" constitute hardcore pornography.
The North Yorkshire police told MediaCorp on Thursday that Wong was arrested on March 19, adding that he did not produce the videos but downloaded some of them from the Internet.
According to The Press, UK prosecutor Martin Butterworth told the court: "We are talking about girls as young as six. Of the movies, some of them are graphic, some of them have audio, some of them last more than an hour."
Since the case surfaced in the local Chinese media and online, Singaporeans and those acquainted with Wong have berated him and expressed shock over his actions.
A Singaporean student at University of York, however, painted a different picture of him. Describing Wong as a "big brother", he told MediaCorp: "Jonathan is a nice, generous and helpful person ... He gave me medicine when I was sick and he cooked us meals."
The 22-year-old, who said he has known Wong for over a year, added: "He does not like loud parties but prefers a quiet peaceful dinner with friends ... I am disgusted by what he has done but I feel sorry for him too as a friend."
A spokesman for the University of York declined comment, saying it would respond to MediaCorp's queries only after court proceedings have been concluded. With additional reporting by Saifulbahri Ismail.
Source: TODAY/wk
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Student on child porn charges
A THIRD year history student of the University of York, said to be from Singapore, faces jail after he pleaded guilty to 17 charges of making a child pornography video, featuring girls as young as six over more than a year.
Jonathan Wong, 23, of Goodricke College, was arrested after hardcore child pornography was found on his computer by fellow students, according to The Press of York, in UK. The audio files can be viewed via the university's internal network by registered users with a password.
When police were alerted, they found images and videos, some of which lasted over an hour long. About 50 videos were found, 25 of which were rated in some of the highest categories of hardcore pornography, said The Press report.
Wong on Tuesday pleaded guilty to 17 charges of making child pornography between July 15, 2008 and March 19, 2009. Martin Butterworth, of the Crown Prosecution Service told magistrates that some of the girls featured in the videos looked as 'young as six'.
'Of the movies, some of them are graphic, some of them have audio, some of them last more than an hour,' he was quoted by The Press as saying.
Magistrates said that the severity of the case meant Wong could not be sentenced at crown prosecution where the maximum sentence would only be 12 months. He will instead be sentenced at York Crown Court on Dec 13.
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Students shocked over arrest
Fellow students of Jonathan Ng, who was arrested after hardcore child pornography was found on his computer, said they were shocked over what he did and questioned why the campus security had not detected this earlier.
Said a student, who posted his comments on The Yorker news site on Wednesday: 'I lived with this guy in first year. Surely it would have been noticed if it was happening on campus, new Goodricke is big, but it's still only student accommodation. I'm deeply shocked by the whole thing. Really can't believe he could hide something like this.'
Added a posting from another student: 'Am genuinely shocked. He's an acquaintance and I would never have expected anything like this. Amazing what people can hide.'
Source: ST Online
Jonathan Wong, 23, of Goodricke College, was arrested after hardcore child pornography was found on his computer by fellow students, according to The Press of York, in UK. The audio files can be viewed via the university's internal network by registered users with a password.
When police were alerted, they found images and videos, some of which lasted over an hour long. About 50 videos were found, 25 of which were rated in some of the highest categories of hardcore pornography, said The Press report.
Wong on Tuesday pleaded guilty to 17 charges of making child pornography between July 15, 2008 and March 19, 2009. Martin Butterworth, of the Crown Prosecution Service told magistrates that some of the girls featured in the videos looked as 'young as six'.
'Of the movies, some of them are graphic, some of them have audio, some of them last more than an hour,' he was quoted by The Press as saying.
Magistrates said that the severity of the case meant Wong could not be sentenced at crown prosecution where the maximum sentence would only be 12 months. He will instead be sentenced at York Crown Court on Dec 13.
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Students shocked over arrest
Fellow students of Jonathan Ng, who was arrested after hardcore child pornography was found on his computer, said they were shocked over what he did and questioned why the campus security had not detected this earlier.
Said a student, who posted his comments on The Yorker news site on Wednesday: 'I lived with this guy in first year. Surely it would have been noticed if it was happening on campus, new Goodricke is big, but it's still only student accommodation. I'm deeply shocked by the whole thing. Really can't believe he could hide something like this.'
Added a posting from another student: 'Am genuinely shocked. He's an acquaintance and I would never have expected anything like this. Amazing what people can hide.'
Source: ST Online
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Man pleads guilty to persuading underaged girls to commit sex acts
A man who persuaded two underaged girls to carry out sex acts on him and a teenaged boy, pleaded guilty to his crimes in court yesterday.
The 26-year-old got acquainted with the 15-year-old secondary school boy in a gaming shop in January 2008.
They cannot be named to protect the girls' identities.
Six months later, the boy introduced him to two 12-year-old girls.
The man got into a romantic relationship with one of them, which lasted only one day.
But three days after they broke up, the girl told him that she wanted to go swimming with him.
The four friends then decided to spend the afternoon at a pool in a condominium.
After the swim on Aug 8, 2008, the four went to a toilet for handicapped people where the girls masturbated them.
The girls later made a police report.
Mr Benedict Teo, who is representing the man, told the court his client suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and has social adjustment problems which make it difficult for him to make friends with his peers.
Mr Teo said the four had agreed to the acts and were engaging in a one-off act of sexual experimentation.
The boy had been sentenced to 15 months' probation in July.
District Judge Low Wee Ping said that it was irrelevant to discuss if the victim gave her consent as the man had been charged under the Children and Young Persons Act.
Judge Low reiterated: "It is inferred by law that a victim of that age is incapable of giving consent, even if she said 'yes'."
Source: TODAY
The 26-year-old got acquainted with the 15-year-old secondary school boy in a gaming shop in January 2008.
They cannot be named to protect the girls' identities.
Six months later, the boy introduced him to two 12-year-old girls.
The man got into a romantic relationship with one of them, which lasted only one day.
But three days after they broke up, the girl told him that she wanted to go swimming with him.
The four friends then decided to spend the afternoon at a pool in a condominium.
After the swim on Aug 8, 2008, the four went to a toilet for handicapped people where the girls masturbated them.
The girls later made a police report.
Mr Benedict Teo, who is representing the man, told the court his client suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and has social adjustment problems which make it difficult for him to make friends with his peers.
Mr Teo said the four had agreed to the acts and were engaging in a one-off act of sexual experimentation.
The boy had been sentenced to 15 months' probation in July.
District Judge Low Wee Ping said that it was irrelevant to discuss if the victim gave her consent as the man had been charged under the Children and Young Persons Act.
Judge Low reiterated: "It is inferred by law that a victim of that age is incapable of giving consent, even if she said 'yes'."
Source: TODAY
Friday, November 12, 2010
Bomoh's rape ploy to marry patient
MALAYSIA - A bomoh raped his patient during a "healing" session so he could have her for his wife, reported Harian Metro.
In an interview with the tabloid, the 38-year-old businesswoman, known only as Shidah, said she had gone to see the bomoh at his home in Taman Suria, Kluang, last April to get rid of bad luck.
"When I was told to follow him upstairs alone, I was worried but my cousin, who was with me, said it was standard procedure as the bomoh did not want to be disturbed during the session," she said, adding that upon entering the room, she was made to drink a potion.
Shidah, who is married, said the bomoh told her to lie down on a prayer mat before taking off her clothes, adding that at this point, her worries "melted away" as the man rubbed oil on her body, then raped her.
She said the bomoh threatened her not to tell anyone about the incident before giving her another potion.
Shidah said the potion was ineffective in improving her business but it affected her sex life to the extent that her husband had asked her for a divorce.
She said when the bomoh came to see her later, he expressed surprise that her husband was "still around" and confessed to having raped her so that he could marry her after her divorce.
SourceL: Asiaone
In an interview with the tabloid, the 38-year-old businesswoman, known only as Shidah, said she had gone to see the bomoh at his home in Taman Suria, Kluang, last April to get rid of bad luck.
"When I was told to follow him upstairs alone, I was worried but my cousin, who was with me, said it was standard procedure as the bomoh did not want to be disturbed during the session," she said, adding that upon entering the room, she was made to drink a potion.
Shidah, who is married, said the bomoh told her to lie down on a prayer mat before taking off her clothes, adding that at this point, her worries "melted away" as the man rubbed oil on her body, then raped her.
She said the bomoh threatened her not to tell anyone about the incident before giving her another potion.
Shidah said the potion was ineffective in improving her business but it affected her sex life to the extent that her husband had asked her for a divorce.
She said when the bomoh came to see her later, he expressed surprise that her husband was "still around" and confessed to having raped her so that he could marry her after her divorce.
SourceL: Asiaone
Thursday, November 11, 2010
M'sia to start sex education
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S deputy education minister said on Thursday sex education would be taught in schools across the conservative Muslim-majority country next year, to tackle an epidemic of 'baby-dumping'.
Wee Ka Siong told AFP the classes, which would be called 'social and reproductive-health education,' would be introduced at all secondary schools in January 2011 as part of the curriculum.
'We must fight this problem of unwanted pregnancies, baby-dumping, among teenagers and promiscuity,' Mr Wee said, adding that 'this can only be done through education, by giving boys and girls enough information so they can make the right decision.
'This course is not to sensationalise sex or promote promiscuity. The classes starting in January 2011 will give students information on what they are going through in terms of puberty and adolescence so that they don't end up getting pregnant or becoming promiscuous'.
Last month, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the classes were being considered as part of a plan to curb baby-dumping, in which babies have been left to die in toilets and on garbage dumps.
In 2009 there were 79 cases of baby-dumping but as of mid-September this year there had already been about 70, sparking alarm among authorities and in the community.
Source: ST Online/AFP
Wee Ka Siong told AFP the classes, which would be called 'social and reproductive-health education,' would be introduced at all secondary schools in January 2011 as part of the curriculum.
'We must fight this problem of unwanted pregnancies, baby-dumping, among teenagers and promiscuity,' Mr Wee said, adding that 'this can only be done through education, by giving boys and girls enough information so they can make the right decision.
'This course is not to sensationalise sex or promote promiscuity. The classes starting in January 2011 will give students information on what they are going through in terms of puberty and adolescence so that they don't end up getting pregnant or becoming promiscuous'.
Last month, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the classes were being considered as part of a plan to curb baby-dumping, in which babies have been left to die in toilets and on garbage dumps.
In 2009 there were 79 cases of baby-dumping but as of mid-September this year there had already been about 70, sparking alarm among authorities and in the community.
Source: ST Online/AFP
"Heartbeat molester" charged with molesting 27 children
SINGAPORE : The man dubbed the "heartbeat molester" was charged in court on Thursday with molesting 27 more children.
This is in addition to the charge last week where he allegedly stroked an 11-year-old girl on her right arm and sliding his fingers beneath her shirt sleeve at a staircase landing in Hougang.
Martin Tan Chye Guan, 47, was accused of molesting the 27 girls between February 1, 1999 and October 8 this year.
The youngest victim was eight years old, while the oldest was 12.
Tan allegedly molested them in staircase landings across housing estates in Singapore.
In some instances, he purportedly grabbed the girls' hands and placed them on his private parts.
Three of his fanily members were present in court on Thursday.
A bail of S$50,000 was offered and Tan's passport was also ordered to be impounded.
If convicted, he can be jailed up to five years and fined or caned.
Source: CNA /ls
This is in addition to the charge last week where he allegedly stroked an 11-year-old girl on her right arm and sliding his fingers beneath her shirt sleeve at a staircase landing in Hougang.
Martin Tan Chye Guan, 47, was accused of molesting the 27 girls between February 1, 1999 and October 8 this year.
The youngest victim was eight years old, while the oldest was 12.
Tan allegedly molested them in staircase landings across housing estates in Singapore.
In some instances, he purportedly grabbed the girls' hands and placed them on his private parts.
Three of his fanily members were present in court on Thursday.
A bail of S$50,000 was offered and Tan's passport was also ordered to be impounded.
If convicted, he can be jailed up to five years and fined or caned.
Source: CNA /ls
US man raped, killed girl, 3
JOLIET (Illinois) - A CONVICTED sex offender has pleaded guilty in the 2004 rape and murder of a 3-year-old Illinois girl whose father was wrongly accused in the crime and later won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.
Scott Eby pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Will County Circuit Court under a deal that spares him the death penalty. Eby was in prison for a 2005 sexual assault when he was charged in May for Riley Fox's death.
Riley disappeared in June 2004 from her home in Wilmington, a Chicago suburb. Her body was later found in a nearby creek.
Authorities first implicated her father, Kevin Fox, who spent eight months in jail before DNA evidence cleared him. Fox and his wife sued, claiming he was framed. They were awarded US$15.5 million (S$19.9 million), which was later reduced to $8 million.
Source: ST Online/AP
Scott Eby pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Will County Circuit Court under a deal that spares him the death penalty. Eby was in prison for a 2005 sexual assault when he was charged in May for Riley Fox's death.
Riley disappeared in June 2004 from her home in Wilmington, a Chicago suburb. Her body was later found in a nearby creek.
Authorities first implicated her father, Kevin Fox, who spent eight months in jail before DNA evidence cleared him. Fox and his wife sued, claiming he was framed. They were awarded US$15.5 million (S$19.9 million), which was later reduced to $8 million.
Source: ST Online/AP
Teacher jailed for rape
11-YEAR OLD S'PORE GIRL RAPED IN SABAH
KOTA KINABALU - A PRIMARY school teacher in Sabah was on Wednesday found guilty of raping an 11-year-old Singaporean girl and sentenced to 18 years' jail and four strokes of the cane.
Adrian Simon, 31, is out on bail pending his appeal.
He was charged with raping his pupil twice in a science laboratory storeroom of the SRS Datuk Simon Fung private primary school.
The first incident occurred sometime between February and March this year, and the second was on March 26.
Simon taught mathematics and science at the school, which is in Kota Kinabalu's Likas district.
The girl's mother had told the court that Simon conducted tuition sessions from 2pm to 3.30pm, and her daughter was the only pupil in the class. -- BERNAMA, THE STAR/ANN
Source: ST Online
KOTA KINABALU - A PRIMARY school teacher in Sabah was on Wednesday found guilty of raping an 11-year-old Singaporean girl and sentenced to 18 years' jail and four strokes of the cane.
Adrian Simon, 31, is out on bail pending his appeal.
He was charged with raping his pupil twice in a science laboratory storeroom of the SRS Datuk Simon Fung private primary school.
The first incident occurred sometime between February and March this year, and the second was on March 26.
Simon taught mathematics and science at the school, which is in Kota Kinabalu's Likas district.
The girl's mother had told the court that Simon conducted tuition sessions from 2pm to 3.30pm, and her daughter was the only pupil in the class. -- BERNAMA, THE STAR/ANN
Source: ST Online
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Man fined $3k for oral sex
AN OPERATIONS admin worker was fined $3,000 on Wednesday after being caught engaging in oral sex with another man in a shopping mall toilet cubicle.
On March 9, police received a call from a waiter working at a nearby cafe complaining of two middle-aged Chinese men, Chin Chee Shyong, 40, and Tan Eng Hong, 47, having oral sex in the toilet.
The waiter was in the toilet when he heard 'moaning and groaning' from the first and second cubicles.
His colleague recorded the incident on video, which showed Chin engaging in oral sex with Tan. The complainant then called the police. But the pair left the toilet before the police came.
The offenders returned soon after, and entered the same public toilet. The complainant called the police, who arrived on the scene and confronted the two, asking them to come out of the cubicle.
Sensing a delay, Sergeant Mohd Faizal Bin Rosli climbed on top of the toilet bowl in the third cubicle and saw Tan, wearing only his shirt, throwing an unrolled condom into the toilet bowl. Sgt Faizal told Tan not to flush and to open the door.
When Tan opened the door, Sgt Faizal climbed on top of the toilet bowl in the second cubicle and saw Chin putting on his socks. When grilled by police, Tan admitted to performing fellatio on Chin. The two were arrested.
Chin was found guilty of performing an obscene act in a public place and fined $3,000. Tan has yet to be sentenced.
Source: ST Online
On March 9, police received a call from a waiter working at a nearby cafe complaining of two middle-aged Chinese men, Chin Chee Shyong, 40, and Tan Eng Hong, 47, having oral sex in the toilet.
The waiter was in the toilet when he heard 'moaning and groaning' from the first and second cubicles.
His colleague recorded the incident on video, which showed Chin engaging in oral sex with Tan. The complainant then called the police. But the pair left the toilet before the police came.
The offenders returned soon after, and entered the same public toilet. The complainant called the police, who arrived on the scene and confronted the two, asking them to come out of the cubicle.
Sensing a delay, Sergeant Mohd Faizal Bin Rosli climbed on top of the toilet bowl in the third cubicle and saw Tan, wearing only his shirt, throwing an unrolled condom into the toilet bowl. Sgt Faizal told Tan not to flush and to open the door.
When Tan opened the door, Sgt Faizal climbed on top of the toilet bowl in the second cubicle and saw Chin putting on his socks. When grilled by police, Tan admitted to performing fellatio on Chin. The two were arrested.
Chin was found guilty of performing an obscene act in a public place and fined $3,000. Tan has yet to be sentenced.
Source: ST Online
Ex-hotel GM found guilty
ESTRANGED from his wife, Tan Hwa Kok, 45, a former general manager of Hotel Grand Central, wanted to start 'a long and lasting relationship' with a woman who came to him for a job.
The 24-year-old from Sarawak, Malaysia, appeared to like him and was quite prepared to have a relationship with him as long as she could get a job and stay in Singapore, he told a district court.
During the three-week-long trial which started in March, the woman testified that Tan slipped Zolpidem, a powerful sleeping pill that can be prescribed only by doctors, into her drink before kissing and molesting her on Feb 5 last year.
On Wednesday, District Judge Ch'ng Lye Beng found Tan guilty of drugging and molesting the woman.
The judge said she came across as a 'truthful witness', whose testimony was collaborated by a friend.
The judge will hear mitigation on Nov 22 before passing sentence.
Tan is also facing additional charges of abetting the illegal employment of three foreigners and for forgery and corruption offences.
If convicted of outrage of modesty, Tan, now a business consultant, could be jailed for up to two years and fined or caned. For causing the woman to take poison to facilitate an offence, he could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined or caned.
Source: ST Online
The 24-year-old from Sarawak, Malaysia, appeared to like him and was quite prepared to have a relationship with him as long as she could get a job and stay in Singapore, he told a district court.
During the three-week-long trial which started in March, the woman testified that Tan slipped Zolpidem, a powerful sleeping pill that can be prescribed only by doctors, into her drink before kissing and molesting her on Feb 5 last year.
On Wednesday, District Judge Ch'ng Lye Beng found Tan guilty of drugging and molesting the woman.
The judge said she came across as a 'truthful witness', whose testimony was collaborated by a friend.
The judge will hear mitigation on Nov 22 before passing sentence.
Tan is also facing additional charges of abetting the illegal employment of three foreigners and for forgery and corruption offences.
If convicted of outrage of modesty, Tan, now a business consultant, could be jailed for up to two years and fined or caned. For causing the woman to take poison to facilitate an offence, he could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined or caned.
Source: ST Online
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Rapist jailed 16 1/2 years
A 32-YEAR-OLD Chinese national who dragged a woman into some bushes in a deserted area, then raped her, was jailed 16 1/2 years and ordered to be caned 20 strokes.
Prosecutors told the High Court that Dai Yunfa's 25-year-old victim, also a Chinese national, has been deeply traumatised by the attack.
'The accused had callously violated the sanctity of the victim's body after forcibly dragging her to a deserted wooded area, leaving her with painful physical and emotional scars,' said Deputy Public Prosecutor Chua Ying-hong.
The victim, who came here to work in 2008 and holds a white-collar job, cannot be named.
The DPP said that the woman, who has never had a boyfriend, is now worried that her future partner may have misgivings about her if he finds out she had been raped; she is also fearful that her employer may not extend her two-year contract.
On the night of Sept 8 last year, she was accosted by Dai while walking home from a bus stop in the Jurong area along the Ayer Rajah Expressway. She begged him to let her go, offering him her mobile phone and money, asking him to visit a prostitute instead and even offering him oral sex. But he ignored her pleas and threatened to kill her.
Source: ST Online
Prosecutors told the High Court that Dai Yunfa's 25-year-old victim, also a Chinese national, has been deeply traumatised by the attack.
'The accused had callously violated the sanctity of the victim's body after forcibly dragging her to a deserted wooded area, leaving her with painful physical and emotional scars,' said Deputy Public Prosecutor Chua Ying-hong.
The victim, who came here to work in 2008 and holds a white-collar job, cannot be named.
The DPP said that the woman, who has never had a boyfriend, is now worried that her future partner may have misgivings about her if he finds out she had been raped; she is also fearful that her employer may not extend her two-year contract.
On the night of Sept 8 last year, she was accosted by Dai while walking home from a bus stop in the Jurong area along the Ayer Rajah Expressway. She begged him to let her go, offering him her mobile phone and money, asking him to visit a prostitute instead and even offering him oral sex. But he ignored her pleas and threatened to kill her.
Source: ST Online
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NSF pleads guilty to underage sex with girl
SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old full-time National Serviceman has pleaded guilty to having sex with his underage girlfriend whom he had met in September last year through social networking website Facebook.
The Singapore Armed Forces Lance Corporal cannot be named to protect the 14-year-old student's identity.
The tanned, slim, young man had consensual sex with the girl in her flat when she was just 13, last November.
She later told her father about the incident and the police were notified.
Community Court Judge Soh Tze Bian has called for a pre-sentence report and the man will be back in court on November 23.
For having sex with the underage girl, he can be jailed up to five years and fined a maximum of amount of S$10,000.
The Singapore Armed Forces Lance Corporal cannot be named to protect the 14-year-old student's identity.
The tanned, slim, young man had consensual sex with the girl in her flat when she was just 13, last November.
She later told her father about the incident and the police were notified.
Community Court Judge Soh Tze Bian has called for a pre-sentence report and the man will be back in court on November 23.
For having sex with the underage girl, he can be jailed up to five years and fined a maximum of amount of S$10,000.
Source: channenewsasia.com
He raped her, then helped her ...
SINGAPORE - After he had dragged his victim into the bushes and raped her, Dai Yun Fa offered to be friends with her.
Dai, 32, even gave the victim - a fellow China national - a piece of tissue to clean herself with and helped her look for her mobile phone and shoes.
Yesterday, Dai, who is married with one child in China, pleaded guilty to three charges, including rape.
The court heard that on Sept 8 last year, the victim, 25, was walking home around 11pm after alighting from a bus, when she was pulled into the bushes by Dai. The victim begged Dai to let her go but her repeated pleas fell on deaf ears.
After raping her, Dai offered to look for her missing handphone and shoes. They could only recover the shoes and Dai promised the victim to return the next day to search for her phone.
He also asked if the victim wanted to be his friend and offered to give her his handphone number.
The victim saw a doctor and made a police report the next morning. She also returned to the rape scene with two police officers - to find Dai searching the bushes, presumably looking for the victim's mobile phone.
A struggle ensued when the officers tried to arrest Dai. Dai managed to escape but was traced to his dormitory where he was arrested on Sept 10, two days after the rape occurred. Dai will be back in court on Wednesday.
By Ong Dai Lin
Source: TODAY Online
Dai, 32, even gave the victim - a fellow China national - a piece of tissue to clean herself with and helped her look for her mobile phone and shoes.
Yesterday, Dai, who is married with one child in China, pleaded guilty to three charges, including rape.
The court heard that on Sept 8 last year, the victim, 25, was walking home around 11pm after alighting from a bus, when she was pulled into the bushes by Dai. The victim begged Dai to let her go but her repeated pleas fell on deaf ears.
After raping her, Dai offered to look for her missing handphone and shoes. They could only recover the shoes and Dai promised the victim to return the next day to search for her phone.
He also asked if the victim wanted to be his friend and offered to give her his handphone number.
The victim saw a doctor and made a police report the next morning. She also returned to the rape scene with two police officers - to find Dai searching the bushes, presumably looking for the victim's mobile phone.
A struggle ensued when the officers tried to arrest Dai. Dai managed to escape but was traced to his dormitory where he was arrested on Sept 10, two days after the rape occurred. Dai will be back in court on Wednesday.
By Ong Dai Lin
Source: TODAY Online
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