MALACCA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A 19-year-old girl was locked up, assaulted and forced to have sex with several men whom her captors brought before she was rescued during a police raid at a budget hotel in Taman Melaka Raya here.
The victim, from Sungai Semun, Perak, told police she was battered with a television cable several times and her pictures taken whenever she bathed at the home of a 20-year-old woman, said to be vice ring's leader.
One of her captors threatened to upload her nude pictures on YouTube if she refused to be a hooker. The victim, in her police report, claimed she was forced to entertain 'many clients' even though she was exhausted after every session.
A police team, who had been on the trail of the ring leader, raided the hotel and nabbed three women before rescuing the victim. In a follow-up operation, police picked up a 21-year-old man in Klebang near here and seized several of the victim's belongings and RM450 (S$184) in cash.
Investigations revealed that the victim was persuaded to come to Malacca by a woman, known as Nabsiah, with a promise that she would be employed at a fast food restaurant here.
However, upon her arrival, she was kept captive in a house and assaulted by Nabsiah and her gang members and told that she would have to 'entertain' a list of clients.
Datuk K. Basil, who heads a state government task force to eradicate vice, said state police chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Chuah Ghee Lye had ordered the raid.
'SAC Chuah was concerned over an earlier report that a woman from Malacca had allegedly lured runaway girls and kept them captive here before forcing them into prostitution,' he said.
Basil said the task force, set up by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, would work closely with the police and local authorities to wipe out prostitution in the state.
He said two members of the vice ring were expected to be charged under the Anti-Human Trafficking Act 2007.
On Dec 2, another 19-year-old girl from Ulu Temiang in Negri Sembilan said she was forced to have sex with six men.
The teenager was believed to be among a group of runaway girls that the woman and a male accomplice had lured for prostitution.
Negri Sembilan police later detained the 29-year-old woman and the man at a hotel in Bahau during a raid. Several teenage girls were rescued in that operation
Source: ST Online
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Teacher pleads guilty to sex with 14-year-old student
A teacher told his wife that he was giving 'private tuition' but was actually having sex with a 14-year-old student.
On Dec 23, the teacher, now 41, pleaded guilty in a district court to having sex with a minor. He will be sentenced on Jan 17 next year. The man cannot be named to protect the identity of the student, a minor at that time.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Kavitha Uthrapathy said that the man, then 38 and married with a child, bought gifts for the student and told her how pretty she was while on a school trip to Korea.
She agreed to be his girlfriend and they would meet and talk initially. He would pick her up in his car and send her home after school. He also tutored her for free. He lied about an unhappy marriage and that his wife was filing for a divorce.
They first had sex in the CCA room some time in November or December 2007 before school started at 7.30am. Then, on her 15th birthday, he bought her a black dress and a pair of sandals and also booked a room at Orchid Country Club where they spent the afternoon. On other occasions, they had sex in his car at a car park in Upper Seletar Reservoir Park.
In 2008, the school received a complaint about inappropriate behaviour between the teacher and the student while on a school trip to the United States.
He assured the principal and vice-principal that he was like a father to her. However, he was issued a warning letter for impropriety. He then became depressed and was granted medical leave till he was transferred to another secondary school in January 2009. The relationship continued all this while.
A year later in January 2010, his wife was on maternity leave after having their second child. She used his cellphone to take pictures of the newborn and discovered intimate text messages to the student and an ex-student.
He told her that they were his students and promised to stop giving them private tuition. The two teenagers also denied being in a relationship with her husband.
However, the younger teen felt let down that the wife had a second child and that the man was also having sex with the ex-student. She broke off the relationship.
In April last year, the man's wife told the student's mother about her suspicions. Her father then lodged a police report.
Source: ST Online
On Dec 23, the teacher, now 41, pleaded guilty in a district court to having sex with a minor. He will be sentenced on Jan 17 next year. The man cannot be named to protect the identity of the student, a minor at that time.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Kavitha Uthrapathy said that the man, then 38 and married with a child, bought gifts for the student and told her how pretty she was while on a school trip to Korea.
She agreed to be his girlfriend and they would meet and talk initially. He would pick her up in his car and send her home after school. He also tutored her for free. He lied about an unhappy marriage and that his wife was filing for a divorce.
They first had sex in the CCA room some time in November or December 2007 before school started at 7.30am. Then, on her 15th birthday, he bought her a black dress and a pair of sandals and also booked a room at Orchid Country Club where they spent the afternoon. On other occasions, they had sex in his car at a car park in Upper Seletar Reservoir Park.
In 2008, the school received a complaint about inappropriate behaviour between the teacher and the student while on a school trip to the United States.
He assured the principal and vice-principal that he was like a father to her. However, he was issued a warning letter for impropriety. He then became depressed and was granted medical leave till he was transferred to another secondary school in January 2009. The relationship continued all this while.
A year later in January 2010, his wife was on maternity leave after having their second child. She used his cellphone to take pictures of the newborn and discovered intimate text messages to the student and an ex-student.
He told her that they were his students and promised to stop giving them private tuition. The two teenagers also denied being in a relationship with her husband.
However, the younger teen felt let down that the wife had a second child and that the man was also having sex with the ex-student. She broke off the relationship.
In April last year, the man's wife told the student's mother about her suspicions. Her father then lodged a police report.
Source: ST Online
Friday, December 16, 2011
60-year sentence for serial rapes in Shizuoka possibly a Japan first
On November 30, a most unusual prison sentence of 60 years was handed down to 35-year-old Takashi Ozawa, who raped and assaulted nine women in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture and other areas over a period of nine years.
Weekly tabloid Shukan Jitsuwa (Dec. 22) sets about determining why such a length was decided considering a revised law from 2004 limits imprisonment for rape to a maximum of 30 years.
“Prior to the current court case (November), he had been found guilty of theft, in March 2009,” says a reporter specializing in legal affairs. “The timing of that case was such that it created a separation within the time period of the rape crimes. Therefore, he couldn’t be tried under one case.”
Specifically, five cases occurred between 2001 and the date of his conviction for theft; four others cases took place after. The court broke the crimes into two groups and issued a sentence of 60 years in total.
“The defendant has abnormal sexual habits and a personality that is a high risk for recurrence,” prosecutors said. “He will require a substantial period of rehabilitation.”
Attorneys for the defendant commented, “We are astonished to see a penalty of this magnitude.”
“I have never heard of combining two 30-year sentences to make 60,” says Tadashi Makino, a former prosecutor and now an attorney. “Perhaps this is the first of its kind. However, charging 30 years for a set of five incidents and a set of four is understandable.”
In actuality, he was sentenced to 24 years and 26 years for the two groups of cases, respectively, on December 5.
Makino adds that such consecutive sentences is worse than life imprisonment. “If he were imprisoned indefinitely, he would possibly be able to get out after serving just 30 years,” the former lawyer says. “In being imprisoned separately, it is much more severe compared to an indefinite term.”
“I feel great remorse for damaging women’s lives,” Ozawa said in his final statement. Shukan Jitsuwa, however, thinks he is more remorseful about not confessing to rape when he got caught for theft. (K.N.)
Source: tokyoreporter.com
Weekly tabloid Shukan Jitsuwa (Dec. 22) sets about determining why such a length was decided considering a revised law from 2004 limits imprisonment for rape to a maximum of 30 years.
“Prior to the current court case (November), he had been found guilty of theft, in March 2009,” says a reporter specializing in legal affairs. “The timing of that case was such that it created a separation within the time period of the rape crimes. Therefore, he couldn’t be tried under one case.”
Specifically, five cases occurred between 2001 and the date of his conviction for theft; four others cases took place after. The court broke the crimes into two groups and issued a sentence of 60 years in total.
“The defendant has abnormal sexual habits and a personality that is a high risk for recurrence,” prosecutors said. “He will require a substantial period of rehabilitation.”
Attorneys for the defendant commented, “We are astonished to see a penalty of this magnitude.”
“I have never heard of combining two 30-year sentences to make 60,” says Tadashi Makino, a former prosecutor and now an attorney. “Perhaps this is the first of its kind. However, charging 30 years for a set of five incidents and a set of four is understandable.”
In actuality, he was sentenced to 24 years and 26 years for the two groups of cases, respectively, on December 5.
Makino adds that such consecutive sentences is worse than life imprisonment. “If he were imprisoned indefinitely, he would possibly be able to get out after serving just 30 years,” the former lawyer says. “In being imprisoned separately, it is much more severe compared to an indefinite term.”
“I feel great remorse for damaging women’s lives,” Ozawa said in his final statement. Shukan Jitsuwa, however, thinks he is more remorseful about not confessing to rape when he got caught for theft. (K.N.)
Source: tokyoreporter.com
Thursday, December 1, 2011
2 men charged with paying a 16-year-old girl for sex
wo men were charged on Thursday with paying an under-18 Vietnamese girl for sex.
Yeo Joo Meng, 55, a store personnel, is accused of two counts of paying the 16-year-old girl for her sexual services at Lorong 28 Geylang. He allegedly paid her $130 on the first occasion in end-2010, and $100 in July this year.
Yeo, represented by Mr Andrew Tan Tiong Gee, will return to court on Dec 29.
In the same court, Winson Chan Swee Teck, 49, is said to have had paid $100 for sex with the same girl at Lorong 28 Geylang in July this year.
His lawyer Abdul Jalil Muhammad Tahir, said he had just been briefed and sought an adjournment to take instructions and make representations.
Chan's next court date is Dec 22.
It is a crime to have paid sex with a person under 18. The law came into effect in February 2008.
If convicted, both can be jailed for up to seven years and/or fined.
Source: ST Online
Yeo Joo Meng, 55, a store personnel, is accused of two counts of paying the 16-year-old girl for her sexual services at Lorong 28 Geylang. He allegedly paid her $130 on the first occasion in end-2010, and $100 in July this year.
Yeo, represented by Mr Andrew Tan Tiong Gee, will return to court on Dec 29.
In the same court, Winson Chan Swee Teck, 49, is said to have had paid $100 for sex with the same girl at Lorong 28 Geylang in July this year.
His lawyer Abdul Jalil Muhammad Tahir, said he had just been briefed and sought an adjournment to take instructions and make representations.
Chan's next court date is Dec 22.
It is a crime to have paid sex with a person under 18. The law came into effect in February 2008.
If convicted, both can be jailed for up to seven years and/or fined.
Source: ST Online
Monday, November 28, 2011
Zimbabwean women rape men for rituals: Report
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Men travelling to Zimbabwe have to be careful not to accept lifts from women.
Zimbabwean police believe there is a syndicate of women who are raping men to 'milk' them for semen to be used in rituals that claim to make people wealthy.
According to a BBC News Africa report, it has taken more than a year for any arrests to be made. Three women are scheduled to face trial in the capital of Harare today over the allegations.
The report said one alleged victim, who requested anonymity, told his story on television in July this year. He said: "One of the women threw water in my face and injected me with something that gave me strong sexual desire.
"They stopped the car and made me have sex with each of them several times, using condoms. When they had finished they left me in the bush totally naked."
He was rescued when some people called the police, who took him to the hospital to mend the effects of the drug, "as the urge to have sex was still there".
The BBC News report added the women were charged in court for aggravated indecent assault since Zimbabwean law did not recognise the act of a woman raping a man.
The women were detained after officers found 31 used condoms in the car that they were travelling in.
The charges were denied by the women who said they were prostitutes and had been too busy to dispose of the condoms.
Police who spoke with the BBC said they believe there is a syndicate operating nationwide.
The semen is believed to be used in rituals to bring success in business, and there are suggestions that they are being taken outside of the country for sale.
A cultural and sociology lecturer Claude Mararikei told the BBC it was not clear how the semen would be used.
He said it is in the area of rituals and magic which border on secret societies. And researchers do not want to go into that area as they may not live to come out and publish their findings. AGENCIES
Zimbabwean police believe there is a syndicate of women who are raping men to 'milk' them for semen to be used in rituals that claim to make people wealthy.
According to a BBC News Africa report, it has taken more than a year for any arrests to be made. Three women are scheduled to face trial in the capital of Harare today over the allegations.
The report said one alleged victim, who requested anonymity, told his story on television in July this year. He said: "One of the women threw water in my face and injected me with something that gave me strong sexual desire.
"They stopped the car and made me have sex with each of them several times, using condoms. When they had finished they left me in the bush totally naked."
He was rescued when some people called the police, who took him to the hospital to mend the effects of the drug, "as the urge to have sex was still there".
The BBC News report added the women were charged in court for aggravated indecent assault since Zimbabwean law did not recognise the act of a woman raping a man.
The women were detained after officers found 31 used condoms in the car that they were travelling in.
The charges were denied by the women who said they were prostitutes and had been too busy to dispose of the condoms.
Police who spoke with the BBC said they believe there is a syndicate operating nationwide.
The semen is believed to be used in rituals to bring success in business, and there are suggestions that they are being taken outside of the country for sale.
A cultural and sociology lecturer Claude Mararikei told the BBC it was not clear how the semen would be used.
He said it is in the area of rituals and magic which border on secret societies. And researchers do not want to go into that area as they may not live to come out and publish their findings. AGENCIES
Friday, November 25, 2011
Man masturbated in public while wearing only lacy top, panties
A woman, 48, was walking home to her Ang Mo Kio flat when she saw Hui Sai Mun, 45, standing in the corridor wearing only a lacy black top and matching panties. He was masturbating and smiled at her.
She did not want to pass him so she took a different route to her flat. The 48-year-old housewife then called a neighbour two floors down to complain about Hui's behaviour.
The neighbour's wife went up to check and saw Hui sitting at the main door still wearing the lacy underwear. He then started masturbating in full view of her.
On Friday, he pleaded guilty to committing an obscene act and insulting the modesty of his neighbours and was jailed for a month. A third charge - for committing an obscene act by wearing a brassiere and panties that were cut in such a way to expose his nipples and private parts while lying on a bench on the night of Nov 3 - was taken into consideration by District Judge Roy Neighbour when sentencing.
Source: ST Online
She did not want to pass him so she took a different route to her flat. The 48-year-old housewife then called a neighbour two floors down to complain about Hui's behaviour.
The neighbour's wife went up to check and saw Hui sitting at the main door still wearing the lacy underwear. He then started masturbating in full view of her.
On Friday, he pleaded guilty to committing an obscene act and insulting the modesty of his neighbours and was jailed for a month. A third charge - for committing an obscene act by wearing a brassiere and panties that were cut in such a way to expose his nipples and private parts while lying on a bench on the night of Nov 3 - was taken into consideration by District Judge Roy Neighbour when sentencing.
Source: ST Online
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Naked teen molester placed on 2 years' probation
A 15-year-old boy was placed on two years' probation for outraging and insulting the modesty of eight girls, aged from nine to 18 years old. He appeared naked before three of them, touched the buttocks of four victims and exposed himself to a 10-year-old.
All these offences occurred between April and June this year in the Bukit Batok area.
In the Juvenile Court on Thursday, District Judge Edgar Foo ordered the boy to stay in the Boys' Hostel for the first year of probation. After which, he will be allowed to return home but will be supervised by his parents and probation officer.
Other conditions included staying indoors from 9pm to 6am daily and being accompanied by an adult when he goes out. He would also serve 100 hours of community service and undergo psychiatric counselling. His parents had to sign a $2,000 bond each to guarantee their son's good behaviour during the probation period.
Court documents state that he first struck on April 19. An 18-year-old was taking the lift to her flat on the 18th floor at about 7.40pm when he walked in stark naked on the second floor. The teen dashed out and ran down the stairs. She then called her mother who called the police.
He struck again the next day. At 6.35pm, he again walked into the lift on the second floor in his birthday suit. The 16-year-old girl in the lift ignored him but as she got off on the fifth floor, he brushed his hand against her buttocks. The plucky teenager turned around. Blocking the entrance with her body and arms, she asked him what he was trying to do.
He managed to squeeze out and escaped down the stairs.
The flashing incident happened on June 17. By then, police had gathered closed-circuit television video footage of the incidents and were able to arrest the culprit on July 6.
Source: ST Online
All these offences occurred between April and June this year in the Bukit Batok area.
In the Juvenile Court on Thursday, District Judge Edgar Foo ordered the boy to stay in the Boys' Hostel for the first year of probation. After which, he will be allowed to return home but will be supervised by his parents and probation officer.
Other conditions included staying indoors from 9pm to 6am daily and being accompanied by an adult when he goes out. He would also serve 100 hours of community service and undergo psychiatric counselling. His parents had to sign a $2,000 bond each to guarantee their son's good behaviour during the probation period.
Court documents state that he first struck on April 19. An 18-year-old was taking the lift to her flat on the 18th floor at about 7.40pm when he walked in stark naked on the second floor. The teen dashed out and ran down the stairs. She then called her mother who called the police.
He struck again the next day. At 6.35pm, he again walked into the lift on the second floor in his birthday suit. The 16-year-old girl in the lift ignored him but as she got off on the fifth floor, he brushed his hand against her buttocks. The plucky teenager turned around. Blocking the entrance with her body and arms, she asked him what he was trying to do.
He managed to squeeze out and escaped down the stairs.
The flashing incident happened on June 17. By then, police had gathered closed-circuit television video footage of the incidents and were able to arrest the culprit on July 6.
Source: ST Online
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