Sentencing delayed for ex-CEO of Prive Group who assaulted teen: Doctor said boy provoked assailant
SINGAPORE – The sentencing of the former chief executive of food and beverage firm The Prive Group who assaulted a teenager has been postponed after his doctor said that the boy had […]
Probation for teen who took part in group attack on boy in youth home
SINGAPORE – A teenager who ganged up with his twin brother and two other offenders to attack a 14-year-old boy in a youth home when they were residents there in […]
Man, jailed twice over sex acts with minors, now back behind bars for molesting teen
SINGAPORE – A recalcitrant offender, who has been in and out of jail over sex offences against minors, is back behind bars after he molested an underage girl earlier this […]
Reformative training for teen who posed as female sex workers online to scam victims
SINGAPORE – A teenager was on probation for fighting in a public place when he re-offended by posing as female sex workers online to cheat two men of $4,000 in […]
Why knowing sexual history and what victim wore could help police in rape investigations
SINGAPORE – It might be a deeply personal issue for some, and others might even be offended when asked. But knowing about a rape victim’s sexual history is important in […]
Man, 60, jailed for performing sexual act on teen he considered his own grandson
SINGAPORE – A 60-year-old man befriended his grandson’s friend, 14, by meeting him almost daily to give him life advice. The boy’s father even told the man to keep advising his […]
Jail for man who posed as woman online to have commercial sex with underage boy
SINGAPORE – A man posed as a woman online to lure a 17-year-old boy into having commercial sex with him. Muhammad Al-Masfuiin Muhsin, now 26, had pretended to be a […]
Building rapport with victims key to solving sex crimes, says police officer
SINGAPORE – As a police officer investigating a serious sex crime, he once spent half an hour on the floor talking to a girl about Korean pop stars before she […]
Jail, caning for non-teaching staff member who molested ‘cute and adorable’ boy in primary school
SINGAPORE – A man working as an operations support officer in a primary school took a liking to an eight-year-old boy he found “cute and adorable”. Chong Choon Ying hugged […]
9 months’ jail for maid who elbowed 1-year-old baby’s face and stepped on his knee
SINGAPORE – Feeling upset over personal issues, a maid decided to vent her unhappiness on a one-year-old baby boy under her care by abusing him with acts such as stepping […]
S’pore investors who chase high returns fall victim to scams: 6 high-profile deals that went sour
SINGAPORE – With savings interest rates lower than 2 per cent and soaring property prices allowing only the wealthy in, investors in Singapore have been chasing higher returns by hunting […]
15 years’ jail and caning for man who sexually abused daughter when she was 4 years old
SINGAPORE – A 33-year-old man who showed pornographic videos to his four-year-old biological daughter before he sexually assaulted her was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and 15 strokes of the […]
Serial molester back behind bars for offences including outraging teen girl’s modesty
SINGAPORE – A serial molester who had earlier targeted eight women is back behind bars for offences including outraging a 13-year-old girl’s modesty. In his latest string of offences, Lawrence […]
8½ years’ jail for woman who abused family friend
SINGAPORE – A 34-year-old woman has become the fifth person from her family to be sent to jail over offences involving a mildly intellectually disabled friend who was treated as […]
2 years’ probation for teen who bit cop and also caused spinal cord injury
SINGAPORE – A youth who left a policeman with a spinal cord injury and superficial bite wounds was on Tuesday (Jan 5) sentenced to two years’ probation. As part of […]
Youth ordered to undergo reformative training for stabbing man who offered sexual act
SINGAPORE – An angered drug offender repeatedly stabbed a man who had offered to perform a sexual act on him, causing nine wounds near his heart, liver, colon, small intestine […]
Jail, fine for ex-national footballer who molested Tinder date’s friend
SINGAPORE – A former national football player was sentenced on Friday (Nov 13) to 18 weeks’ jail and a fine of $1,000 for offences including molesting his Tinder date’s friend. […]