{
  "id": 858596,
  "title": "S'pore boy committed sexual offences against 5 underage girls over 3 years when he was between 14 & 17 years old",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/spore-boy-committed-sexual-offences-against-5-underage-girls-over-3",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/singapore-boy-14-sexual-assault-5-girls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 14-year-old boy in Singapore pleaded guilty to 13 charges of sexual assault, drug possession, theft, and underage driving. The boy, now 18, originally faced 37 charges, but five victims remain anonymous due to a gag order. He committed sexual offenses against five underage girls over three years. The first victim was 14 when she was sexually assaulted at a party while intoxicated. The second victim, 13, met him through an online game and had sexual relations three times. The third victim, 15, met him through a friend and had sexual relations a week later. The boy met the fourth victim, 16, and verbally assaulted her for three days in July 2024, leading to his arrest with 79 pornographic videos and 30 obscene photos on his phone. The boy met the fifth victim, 14, in December 2024 and began dating her in March 2025. He was charged in April 2025, with bail conditions including an electronic monitoring device and curfew. During this time, the fifth victim moved into his home and the two broke up in November 2025. He later threatened to distribute intimate videos of her to get her to pay him back and was arrested again with four more pornographic videos on his computer. The case was adjourned to Sep. 1 for sentencing.",
  "summary": "Pleaded guilty.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "This case highlights a disturbing trend of juvenile delinquency and raises concerns about the vulnerability of underage girls to exploitation and abuse by young perpetrators in Singapore.",
  "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."
}