Unaccredited religious teacher gets jail and caning for raping boy and molesting his brother
On one occasion, after teaching a religious class at a mosque, the man raped the younger brother in the toilet.
In Singapore, a self-proclaimed religious teacher, who was not an accredited religious instructor, was sentenced to 27 years and 10 months in prison and 24 canings for sexually abusing two young boys. The 37-year-old man, who had a history of preying on minors, allegedly raped the younger victim over 10 times and sexually assaulted the older boy.
This traumatic experience left the boys suicidal and drove them apart, despite having been close siblings. The man, who was married at the time of the crimes, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape and two charges of molestation. The court heard that he had targeted another 17-year-old victim before the two younger boys. The offender met the first victim through mutual friends at a mosque and gained their trust by acting as a big brother and religious mentor.
The second victim was introduced to the man when they met again at an unnamed mosque. Despite the man's trustworthiness in the eyes of the boys' grandmother, he began raping the younger brother in 2022 and continued until 2023. The offender would give the boy gifts and rewards after each act of rape, telling him that it was punishment for being naughty.
The man's actions were fueled by his paedophilic disorder, but it was not the reason for his crimes.
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