Man who sexually abused 4 daughters gets 16-and-a-half-years' jail, 22 strokes of cane

SINGAPORE — A 44-year-old man who sexually abused two biological daughters and two stepdaughters was sentenced to 16½ years’ jail and 22 strokes of the cane on Oct 8.

The sexual assaults took place over 15 years, between 2008 and 2023.

He committed his most serious offences against a stepdaughter, molesting her when she was five to seven years old and then raping her when she was eight to nine years old.

He also performed a lewd act on himself within her sight and while looking at her.

A video of this incident, which the girl recorded, eventually led to the man’s arrest in 2024.

On Oct 8, he pleaded guilty to three charges – one of aggravated statutory rape and two of aggravated outrage of modesty. Seven other charges were considered during sentencing. He cannot be named because of a gag order to protect the victims’ identities.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Sean Teh told the High Court that the man has eight children across three marriages.

The first known victim is the man’s stepdaughter from his first marriage.

In 2008, when he was married to his second wife, he entered the girl’s bedroom and molested her.

The victim, who was then 12 to 13 years old, did not lodge a police report at the time as her mother did not believe her allegation, which led her to fear that the police would not believe her either.

The man’s next known assault involved his biological daughter from his first marriage, who was then 17.

It took place in 2020, when he was married to his third wife.

Carrying another daughter, a 10-month-old, he entered the teenager’s room, placed the baby on the girl’s back and molested her.

The victim did not lodge a police report at the time, as her family did not want her to do so. She was also afraid of being disowned or kicked out of the home if she went against her family’s wishes.

Eventually, she told a hospital medical social worker about the offence, and a child protection officer from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) lodged a police report in March 2024.

The man also molested his biological daughter from his second marriage in November 2021, when he was married to his third wife.

The victim, who was then 13, was staying overnight at his flat when he lay down next to her on the mattress and molested her under her clothes.

She did not tell anyone about the sexual assault at first as she felt afraid.

Two months later, she lodged a police report stating that she had been molested by someone, who was later revealed to be the offender, the court was told.

Between 2020 and 2023, the man repeatedly assaulted his stepdaughter from his third marriage.

In 2023, after they played a video game in the living room, he exposed himself and told her to perform a sexual act on him.

The girl, who was then eight to nine years old, did not understand the significance of his instructions. She did as she was told and returned to the game after the rape.

A few weeks later, while he was playing a game of wrestling with her in the bedroom, he rubbed himself against her.

On the evening of Nov 14, 2024, the man stood near the door of the master bedroom and carried out a lewd act while looking at the victim, who could see him from her room.

She recorded a 32-second video of him as she felt what he was doing was wrong.

The girl then sent the video via TikTok to a close friend, who told her to call the police. But she refused, as she did not want anything bad to happen to her family.

The friend then told a teacher about the video, leading the MSF to be notified and a child protection officer to make a police report the next day.

The man was arrested the day the police report was lodged.

This article was first published in The Straits Times . Permission required for reproduction.

新加坡——一名44岁男子性侵两名亲生女儿和两名继女，于10月8日被判处16年半监禁和22下鞭刑。

这些性侵犯事件发生在 2008 年至 2023 年的 15 年间。

他对继女犯下了最严重的罪行，在她五到七岁时猥亵她，然后在她八到九岁时强奸了她。

他还当着她的面，看着她，对自己进行了猥亵行为。

女孩拍摄的这段事件视频最终导致该男子于 2024 年被捕。

10月8日，他承认了三项指控——一项加重法定强奸罪和两项加重猥亵罪。量刑时还考虑了其​​他七项指控。由于法院下达了禁言令以保护受害者的身份，因此他的姓名不能公开。

副检察官郑世安告诉高等法院，该男子结过三次婚，共有八个孩子。

已知的首位受害者是该男子与前妻所生的继女。

2008 年，在他与第二任妻子结婚期间，他闯入女儿的卧室并猥亵了她。

受害者当时只有 12 到 13 岁，由于她的母亲不相信她的指控，她担心警察也不会相信她，所以当时没有向警方报案。

该男子下一次已知的袭击对象是他与前妻所生的亲生女儿，当时她17岁。

这件事发生在2020年，当时他与第三任妻子结婚。

他抱着另一个10个月大的女儿，进入少女的房间，把婴儿放在少女背上，猥亵了她。

受害者当时没有报警，因为她的家人不希望她这样做。她也害怕如果违背家人的意愿，会被家人断绝关系或赶出家门。

最终，她向医院的医务社工讲述了这起违法行为，社会及家庭发展部 (MSF) 的一名儿童保护官员于 2024 年 3 月向警方报案。

2021 年 11 月，该男子还猥亵了他与第二任妻子所生的亲生女儿，当时他与第三任妻子已经结婚。

受害者当时13岁，在他公寓过夜时，他躺在她旁边的床垫上，隔着衣服猥亵了她。

起初，她因为害怕而没有告诉任何人她遭到了性侵犯。

两个月后，她向警方报案称自己遭到性骚扰，后来证实此人正是性骚扰者，法庭获悉。

2020 年至 2023 年间，该男子多次殴打他与第三任妻子所生的继女。

2023年，两人在客厅玩完电子游戏后，他暴露了自己的身体，并要求她对他进行性行为。

当时只有八九岁的女孩并不明白他指示的意思。她照做了，强奸发生后又回到了游戏中。

几周后，当他在卧室里和她玩摔跤游戏时，他用身体蹭了蹭她。

2024年11月14日晚，该男子站在主卧室门口附近，对着受害者做出猥亵行为，受害者从房间里可以看到他。

她觉得他做的事情不对，于是录了一段32秒的视频。

随后，女孩通过TikTok将视频发给了她的一位好友，好友建议她报警。但她拒绝了，因为她不想让家人受到任何伤害。

随后，这位朋友将这段视频告诉了老师，导致无国界医生组织接到通知，第二天一名儿童保护官员向警方报案。

警方立案当天，该男子即被逮捕。

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