{
  "id": 17047501,
  "title": "S’porean man, 34, sexually abused 6 boys, emailed police about crimes, confessed & underwent ‘chemical castration’, jailed over 19 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/sporean-man-34-sexually-abused-6-boys-emailed-police-about-crimes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/sporean-man-sexually-abuses-boys-confess-chemical-castration/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 34-year-old Singaporean man named Chen Caijin was sentenced to 19 years, one month, two weeks, and 14 days in jail for sexually abusing six boys between 2010 and 2014. His crimes were only discovered when he emailed police in 2019, admitting to past crimes he believed remained unsolved. Chen pleaded guilty to six charges including molestation, sexual penetration of a minor, voluntary causing hurt, taking nude photos of a child, and relinquishing a bank account. He also confessed to 16 additional charges during sentencing. A gag order was imposed to protect the victims' identities. In 2010, Chen, aged 17 to 18, abused his first victim, who was 14 to 15 years old. He paid for the victim's gaming sessions and molested the victim, even sexually assaulting an unconscious victim. Chen shared nude photos of one victim with three friends without consent. His offences came to light in 2019 when he emailed the police, expressing a desire to confess to certain crimes in exchange for a specific punishment. The police invited him to provide a statement in person, during which he admitted to molesting several individuals and having sex with underage victims. An IMH psychiatrist diagnosed Chen with personality disorder, paraphilic disorder, and a history of childhood sexual trauma. The prosecution sought a 18 to 20-year sentence plus four months for breach of remission order and a maximum of 24 strokes of the cane, acknowledging Chen's youth and cooperation but emphasizing the severity of his actions.",
  "summary": "He pleaded guilty to six charges including sexual penetration of a minor and molestation.",
  "key_points": [
    "Chen Caijin, 34, sexually abused six boys between 2010-2014 in Singapore",
    "He emailed police in 2019 to confess crimes, underwent 'chemical castration'",
    "19-year jail sentence imposed for molestation, sexual penetration, and other offenses"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The offender’s decision to self-report his past offenses to authorities highlights how voluntary confessions can trigger long-term imprisonment and mandatory medical interventions for serious sexual crimes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}