A male teacher molested his friends’ 12-year-old daughter while hosting a sleepover at his condominium unit in February 2021.For outraging the child’s modesty, the 41-year-old foreigner was sentenced on March 6 to a year and 11 months in jail with three strokes of the cane.Details about the offender, his home and the school cannot be disclosed owing to a gag order to protect the victim’s identity.
The victim, who was referred to as V1 in court documents, was also close to the offender. The DPPs said he was someone she respected. The DPPs told Judge Lee: “On Feb 28, 2021, past midnight, the unthinkable happened. Whilst busy creating outfits on a mobile phone application as part of a friendly competition... the accused slid his hand under the covers and .
During the trial, he denied molesting the child, stating that she had falsely accused him of committing the offence.