{
  "id": 3464718,
  "title": "Restaurant chef sexually assaulted girl, 11, while staff and customers were present",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/restaurant-chef-sexually-assaulted-girl-11-while-staff-and-customers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/restaurant-chef-sexually-assaulted-girl-11-while-staff-and-customers-were-present"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a 63-year-old chef at a restaurant in Singapore, according to prosecutors. Kassim Juhamat was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to 8½ years in jail on August 26, 2025. The incident occurred in June 2025 while other staff and customers were present in the restaurant. The victim, who occasionally visited the restaurant, initially tried to leave the table but Kassim held her hand tightly, kissed her, and sexually violated her. He also forced her to perform an obscene act. The girl told her mother about the assault the next day after being confronted by Kassim, who initially denied the allegations but later confessed when she revealed her intention to report the incident to the police and check CCTV footage.",
  "summary": "Kassim Juhamat was sentenced to 8½ years' jail.",
  "key_points": [
    "11-year-old girl sexually assaulted by 63-year-old chef in Singapore restaurant.",
    "Incident occurred in June 2025 while staff and customers were present.",
    "Chef Kassim Juhamat sentenced to 8½ years in jail on August 26, 2025."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}