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S'porean man, then 27, an ex-youth worker, had sex with underage ex-resident of home, gets 2.5 years' jail

He pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating a minor.

S'porean man, then 27, an ex-youth worker, had sex with underage ex-resident of home, gets 2.5 years' jail

A 31-year-old former youth worker from Singapore has been sentenced to two years and six months in jail for sexually abusing an underage former resident of a home. The man, who was 27 at the time, began a relationship with a 15-year-old girl who had a crush on him. Despite being placed in the home due to family violence, the pair's interactions became increasingly sexual.

The girl eventually moved out of the home and the man contacted her via various means, eventually asking her to be his girlfriend. Their relationship continued, with the man making sexual advances and the girl agreeing to perform a sexual act on him. The man was arrested in June 2026 after a staff member noticed her wearing an army administrative t-shirt, revealing the relationship.

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