'No free passes' for university students when it comes to sexual misconduct: Shanmugam

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'No free passes' for university students when it comes to sexual misconduct: K Shanmugam

One re-offender, an NUS student, had been given a conditional warning for a voyeurism offence in 2015. When he re-offended in 2017, police prosecuted him for both the 2015 and 2017 offences. He was sentenced to eight months imprisonment and fined S$2,000.

The minister said there were factors which could have justified charging Mr Lim - the primary one being that he had done something"very wrong".Police weighed both sets of factors"It was one of those cases, quite usual, normal, for the police, where the decision was based on judgement. Police accessed him to be remorseful and likely to reform.

Should Mr Lim re-offend within a 12-month period, he will be charged for the offence related to Ms Baey, as well as the new offence, added the minister.DEALING WITH SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OFFENCES "The police will look at all the factors, including the level of remorse, whether he owned up voluntarily, and the likelihood of reform, the likelihood of re-offending.

 

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Butt butt agc said the scum has bright future so info police no charges. Kwa Kwa kwa

Cannot help but feel how law enforcement is taking light of women's modesty handling them like petty crimes.

I foresee many peoples coming to say no second chance should be given. And they will say 'what if' the person stab on you, will you give a second chance? haha....

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