Man, 73, gets jail for raping, molesting underage daughter73岁男子因强奸、猥亵未成年女儿被判入狱
The girl was between 10 and 13 when she was sexually abused by her father.
The girl was between 10 and 13 when she was sexually abused by her father.
A view of the Supreme Court in Singapore. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
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SINGAPORE: A 73-year-old man was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years' jail on Monday (Oct 19) for raping and molesting his biological daughter, who was between 10 and 13 years old at the time.
The teenager later told a friend that her father had been sexually assaulting her and that she wanted to kill herself.
The case was flagged to the Child Protective Service and a police report was lodged.
The elderly Singaporean man, who listened to court proceedings via a court interpreter, pleaded guilty to four charges including aggravated statutory rape, aggravated molestation and sexual exploitation of a child.
Another six charges were taken into consideration.
The offender is the biological father of the victim.
A gag order protecting the victim, who is now 15, prevents publication of anything that could identify her.
This extends to her father's name.
At all times, the victim lived in a flat with her father.
No mention of her mother was made in the statement of facts, but the offender's lawyer confirmed with CNA that the victim's mother lived with them and is a foreigner.
Sometime between 2021 and 2022, the man watched pornography on a television set within the sight of his daughter who was in the same room.
The man approached his daughter, who was lying on a mattress, and made her perform a sex act on him.
He then committed rape against his daughter, who was 10 to 12 years old and in primary school.
After this, he told the girl not to tell anyone what he had done, or he would be sent to prison and she would never be able to see him again.
The victim complied as she was worried about this prospect.
Her father sexually abused her again in 2023, when she was 12 to 13 years old.
She was unable to react and was afraid of him as he was stronger than her.
Sometime between May 2024 and October 2024, the man molested his daughter in her room and performed a sex act on her.
The girl felt disgusted but did not react as she feared getting scolded.
Her father also made her perform an indecent act on him sometime between July 2024 and August 2024.
VICTIM DISCLOSES ACTS
In October 2024, the girl disclosed to a friend that her father had been sexually assaulting her since 2021.
She said she wanted to kill herself.
Her friend told a teacher and the school referred the matter to the Child Protective Service.
A representative from the service lodged a police report and the man was arrested the next day.
Deputy Public Prosecutors Daphne Lim and Clara Low sought 14-and-a-half years to 16 years' jail for the man.
Ms Lim said the prosecution had already moderated the sentences so the overall jail term would not be crushing.
She added that mature age in and of itself was not a mitigating factor.
"In fact, despite his age and maturity, the accused systematically exploited and abused his daughter. That goes to the culpability of the accused," said Ms Lim.
Defence lawyer Joseph Yoong from Dominion law firm proposed 11-and-a-half to 12-and-a-half years' jail instead.
He told CNA after the hearing that his client was a taxi driver who often returned home late.
He is still married to his wife, who is now a Singapore permanent resident.
Justice Dedar Singh Gill in sentencing referred to the young age of the victim and the grave abuse of trust by the offender.
The punishment for rape against a minor is a jail term of between eight and 20 years and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
Because the man was in a close relationship with the victim, he faced up to double these penalties.
The man cannot be caned as he is above the age of 50.
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女孩在10岁到13岁之间遭到父亲的性虐待。
新加坡最高法院一景。（图片：CNA/Jeremy Long）
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新加坡：一名73岁的男子周一（10月19日）被判处13年半监禁，罪名是强奸和猥亵他的亲生女儿，案发时他的女儿年龄在10岁至13岁之间。
这名少女后来告诉朋友，她的父亲曾对她进行性侵犯，她想自杀。
该案件已上报儿童保护服务机构，并已向警方报案。
这位年迈的新加坡男子通过法庭翻译旁听了庭审，他对包括加重法定强奸罪、加重猥亵罪和性剥削儿童罪在内的四项指控认罪。
另外六项指控也被纳入考虑范围。
犯罪者是受害者的生父。
为保护受害者（现年 15 岁），法院颁布了禁言令，禁止发布任何可能暴露其身份的信息。
这甚至包括她父亲的名字。
受害者一直和她的父亲住在一套公寓里。
事实陈述中没有提到她的母亲，但被告律师向中央社证实，受害者的母亲与他们同住，并且是外国人。
在 2021 年至 2022 年期间的某个时候，该男子当着女儿的面，在同一个房间里用电视机观看色情片。
男子走到躺在床垫上的女儿面前，强迫她为他进行性行为。
然后，他强奸了自己的女儿，当时她10到12岁，正在上小学。
之后，他告诉女孩不要把他的所作所为告诉任何人，否则他将被送进监狱，她也再也见不到他了。
受害者因为担心这种情况发生，所以服从了。
2023年，在她12至13岁的时候，她的父亲再次对她进行性虐待。
她无法做出反应，而且因为他比她强壮，所以她很害怕他。
2024 年 5 月至 2024 年 10 月期间的某个时间，该男子在其女儿的房间里猥亵了她，并对她实施了性行为。
女孩感到恶心，但因为害怕被责骂，所以没有做出反应。
在 2024 年 7 月至 2024 年 8 月期间，她的父亲还强迫她对他进行猥亵行为。
受害者披露行为
2024 年 10 月，这名女孩向朋友透露，她的父亲从 2021 年起就对她进行性侵犯。
她说她想自杀。
她的朋友告诉了老师，学校随后将此事移交给了儿童保护服务机构。
该机构的一名代表向警方报案，该男子于次日被捕。
副检察官达芙妮·林和克拉拉·洛要求判处该男子 14 年半至 16 年监禁。
林女士表示，检方已经减轻了刑罚，因此总刑期不会过长。
她补充说，年龄本身并不是减轻处罚的因素。
林女士说：“事实上，尽管被告年龄不小、心智成熟，但他却有系统地剥削和虐待自己的女儿。这足以证明被告的罪责。”
来自 Dominion 律师事务所的辩护律师 Joseph Yoong 建议判处 11 年半至 12 年半的监禁。
庭审结束后，他告诉CNA，他的当事人是一名出租车司机，经常很晚才回家。
他和妻子仍然保持婚姻关系，他的妻子现在是新加坡永久居民。
迪达尔·辛格·吉尔法官在宣判时提到了受害者的年龄以及犯罪者对受害者信任的严重滥用。
对未成年人强奸的处罚是判处八至二十年有期徒刑，并处至少十二下鞭笞。
由于该男子与受害者关系密切，他可能面临双倍的处罚。
该男子已年过五十，不能对他施以鞭刑。
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