A 34 year old Portuguese video editor, Carlos Eduardo Da-Cruz Ferreira, was sentenced to one month's’ imprisonment for causing hurt to deter a public servant in carrying out his work. An additional charge for verbally abusing the Police officer was taken into consideration for the purpose of …
30 Years Imprisonment and 23 Strokes of Cane for Sexual Assaults on Young Boys
A 31-year old engineer, Yap Weng Wah, was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane in respect of multiple sexual offences involving 31 male victims between 11 and 15 years old. The Prosecution had requested for a minimum of 30 years imprisonment and 24 strokes of cane to …
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11 Months’ Imprisonment and $250,000 Fine for Illegal Football-Betting Offences
A 33-year old man, Sim Kian Soon, was sentenced to a total of 11 months’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine in respect of multiple illegal betting and bookmaking offences under the Betting Act and Common Gaming Houses Act. The Prosecution proceeded on 10 charges out of the total of 75 charges …
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15-years’ imprisonment for statutory rape of 12-year old girl
A 50-year old man pleaded guilty in the High Court to a charge of aggravated statutory rape of a 12-year girl and he was sentenced to to 15-years’ imprisonment. The man was spared the mandatory minimum sentence of 12 strokes of the cane because he was more than 50-years old at the time of …
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Imprisonment term reduced on appeal for man who had oral sex with boy
A 38-year old male teacher who was convicted of having oral sex with a minor (a 14-year-old boy) has successfully appealed against his original sentence of 25-months’ imprisonment. Paul Tan Sze Aik had faced a total of five charges and pleaded guilty to two charges of committing an obscene …
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