SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old boy committed sexual offences against two 15-year-old girls he met on Snapchat and Instagram, molesting the first girl after she grew tipsy from a drinking game.
The offender pleaded guilty in court on Friday (Jan 7) to three charges of sexual penetration of a minor, molestation and insulting modesty by a word or gesture. Another eight charges will be considered in sentencing.
He cannot be named as he is under 18 and is protected under the Children and Young Persons Act.
The court heard that the teenager sent the first victim, who was 15 at the time, a friend request on mobile application Snapchat in September 2020.
The girl accepted the request and the pair began chatting, moving their conversation to Telegram before agreeing to meet a day later.
They met at Khatib MRT Station on Sep 14, 2020, where the offender asked the girl if she could follow him to Yishun to meet a friend.
She agreed, and they went to a staircase landing at a Housing Board block in Yishun where they sat and chatted. The offender placed his hands around the girl's waist, and she told him not to touch her.
He removed his hands from her waist, before standing up and grabbing her head. He aimed it towards his groin area and asked her to perform a sex act on him.
He then asked the girl to wait for him as he had to meet his friend. He left and returned later that afternoon with a bottle of liquor.
They went to a lift lobby and sat on two chairs that were placed there. They continued chatting and drank the liquor, playing a game where the loser had to take a sip from the bottle.
As a result of the game, the victim drank several times from the bottle.
She then felt tipsy and wanted to see if she could walk properly, so she stood up and tried to walk away. She also told the offender that she wanted to go home, the court heard.
The offender pulled the girl to him and made her sit on his lap, before molesting her.
The girl tried to resist his advances but had no strength to get up, said the prosecutor. She waited for a while for the effects of the liquor to wear off before saying she needed to return home. The offender persuaded her not to leave, but she ignored him and left.
She lodged a police report a few days later saying she was molested by the offender.
Despite being under police investigations, the offender preyed on a second victim, who was also 15 at the time.
He befriended her on Instagram in July 2021 and became "romantically involved" with her, said the prosecutor.
On Oct 2 last year, after watching a movie at a mall, they parted ways and headed home respectively. However, the girl did not go up to her flat as she was afraid her parents would scold her for being home late.
She texted the offender, who suggested she go to his friend's place. She did so, staying awake until the early hours of Oct 3, 2021.
At about 6am, the offender called her and said he was heading over. She opened the door for him when he arrived, and they lay down on the bed together.
The girl fell asleep, but was woken up by the offender when he touched her. They began kissing and engaged in sex acts. When the offender pulled down her shorts, the girl pushed him away at first as she feared getting pregnant.
He assured her that she would not, and they engaged in sexual intercourse after the offender made insistent advances.
The girl's father lodged a police report a few days later saying his daughter had sex with the offender.
The judge called for reports assessing the offender's suitability for probation and reformative training. He will return to court for sentencing next month.
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The offender pleaded guilty in court on Friday (Jan 7) to three charges of sexual penetration of a minor, molestation and insulting modesty by a word or gesture. Another eight charges will be considered in sentencing.
He cannot be named as he is under 18 and is protected under the Children and Young Persons Act.
The court heard that the teenager sent the first victim, who was 15 at the time, a friend request on mobile application Snapchat in September 2020.
The girl accepted the request and the pair began chatting, moving their conversation to Telegram before agreeing to meet a day later.
They met at Khatib MRT Station on Sep 14, 2020, where the offender asked the girl if she could follow him to Yishun to meet a friend.
She agreed, and they went to a staircase landing at a Housing Board block in Yishun where they sat and chatted. The offender placed his hands around the girl's waist, and she told him not to touch her.
He removed his hands from her waist, before standing up and grabbing her head. He aimed it towards his groin area and asked her to perform a sex act on him.
He then asked the girl to wait for him as he had to meet his friend. He left and returned later that afternoon with a bottle of liquor.
They went to a lift lobby and sat on two chairs that were placed there. They continued chatting and drank the liquor, playing a game where the loser had to take a sip from the bottle.
As a result of the game, the victim drank several times from the bottle.
She then felt tipsy and wanted to see if she could walk properly, so she stood up and tried to walk away. She also told the offender that she wanted to go home, the court heard.
The offender pulled the girl to him and made her sit on his lap, before molesting her.
The girl tried to resist his advances but had no strength to get up, said the prosecutor. She waited for a while for the effects of the liquor to wear off before saying she needed to return home. The offender persuaded her not to leave, but she ignored him and left.
She lodged a police report a few days later saying she was molested by the offender.
Despite being under police investigations, the offender preyed on a second victim, who was also 15 at the time.
He befriended her on Instagram in July 2021 and became "romantically involved" with her, said the prosecutor.
On Oct 2 last year, after watching a movie at a mall, they parted ways and headed home respectively. However, the girl did not go up to her flat as she was afraid her parents would scold her for being home late.
She texted the offender, who suggested she go to his friend's place. She did so, staying awake until the early hours of Oct 3, 2021.
At about 6am, the offender called her and said he was heading over. She opened the door for him when he arrived, and they lay down on the bed together.
The girl fell asleep, but was woken up by the offender when he touched her. They began kissing and engaged in sex acts. When the offender pulled down her shorts, the girl pushed him away at first as she feared getting pregnant.
He assured her that she would not, and they engaged in sexual intercourse after the offender made insistent advances.
The girl's father lodged a police report a few days later saying his daughter had sex with the offender.
The judge called for reports assessing the offender's suitability for probation and reformative training. He will return to court for sentencing next month.
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