S’porean man, 71, who sexually abused daughter, granddaughters, nieces & students, gets 21 years' jail
The man currently has a rare form of blood cancer.
A 71-year-old Singaporean man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for sexually abusing 11 girls, including his daughter, granddaughters, and four nieces. The abuse occurred over a span of 24 years, from 1997 to 2021. The four other victims were students who attended an enrichment centre he operated with his wife. The man faced 33 charges in total, but pleaded guilty to 10 of them on July 24, including rape, sexual assault, obscenity involving a child, and showing pornography to a minor.
The prosecution had sought a sentence of 32 to 36 years, but the judge reduced it to 21 years, considering the man's terminal illness and reduced life expectancy. The judge stated that while the man's conduct was reprehensible, the sentence sought was disproportionate to his overall criminality compared to similar cases. The abuse began when the man sexually abused his daughter when she was about six or seven years old, and continued until 2005.
He also abused his granddaughters, one of whom was seven years old when shown a pornographic video. The abuse came to light in August 2023 when one of the granddaughters told her mother what had happened.
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