State Court of Singapore

A grandfather, 69, who is a former grassroots leader was sentenced by the court today (27 Mar) to three years and three months behind bars for molestation.

His daughter frequently watched over her neighbors daughter along with her own children. However, when she was busy, her father would take over watching over the kids.

The court heard that in 2016, while looking after the kids, the elderly man repeatedly molested the neighbor’s child who was then 11 years old, in order to satisfy his own sexual urges.

He began molesting the girl in March 2016 by touching her thigh, waist and buttocks. She got away from him but he followed her into the toilet. He then made her sit on his lap and proceeded to touch her inappropriately.

Over the next few months, he grew bolder and progressed to kissing her lips and touching her private parts while she was in the shower.

One time in the kitchen, he hugged her from behind, touched her private parts and pressed his crotch against her. Shortly after, when the girl was showering in the toilet, he took off his clothes and went in naked before forcing her to sit on his lap. She was violated.

All these while, the girl suffered in silence and did not tell her mother fearing that she would not believe her.

In 2017, for reasons not stated in court documents, both the child’s parents were sent to jail and she was then taken in by a social worker. During an interview, the child told the social worker what the elderly man had done to her. The social worker then took her to Geylang Neighbourhood Police Centre to file a police report.

During investigations, the former grassroots leader admitted that he touched the girl “out of lust and as he felt the temptation to touch her, especially while soaping her in the shower”.

The man cannot be named due to a gag order imposed to protect the child’s identity.

The Deputy Public Prosecutor told the court, “Sex crimes committed against children are among the most heinous…Such offending conduct by a person in authority cannot be condoned.”

In mitigation, the man’s lawyers said the client has “no paedophilic disorder” and was “deeply sorry” for what he had done. They also argued that he had a clean record before this and was previously a grassroots leader.

It’s not known which constituency the man used to serve as grassroots leader since he cannot be named.

For each charge of molesting a minor, the former grassroots leader could have been jailed up to five years, fined, caned, or any combination of the three.

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
You May Also Like

疑逆向行驶跑车撞电动脚踏车 69岁老妇当场死亡

跑车疑似逆向行驶,直撞电动踏板车,69岁妇女骑士当场惨死。 丹绒巴葛广东民路(Cantonment Road),达士岭摩天组屋(The Pinnacle@Duxton)于周日(5日)清晨5点左右发生一起车祸,一辆玛莎拉蒂疑似逆向行驶撞上一辆电动脚踏车,将69岁老妇撞死。 事故后警方到场检证,部分路段被封锁。从网民分享照片来看,超跑挡风镜破碎,车顶也严重凹陷,电动脚踏车则倒卧在后方,旁边还有一滩血迹。 目击者表示,在事发时他正在睡觉,然而却突然听到一声巨响,便前往查看,才惊觉发生了车祸。据悉,死者当时正沿路行驶,而跑车则不知何故,从前方突然逆向行驶,撞上电动脚踏车。 询及死者情况时,警方表示,69岁妇女当场宣告不治,而跑车司机则涉嫌危险驾驶导致他人死亡,目前案件正在侦办中。 公民网站《Stomp》报道,警方透露在意外中共有两辆车子涉案,但据悉在警方未抵达现场前,另一辆车子已逃之夭夭。 而跑车司机也会接受酒测,是否涉嫌酒驾。

A question of basic respect

Ghui/ I refer to the article entitled ‘Boy, 10 calls school bus…

NSP unveils new candidates, challenges Mah to debate

by Deborah Choo/ The National Solidarity Party (NSP) unveiled its third slate…

Vikram Nair clarifies the 60/40 story

It is a strange feeling to be confronted about something you were…