Jail for 73-year-old man who raped, molested underage daughter

Published Oct 19, 2026, 04:19 PM

Updated Oct 19, 2026, 04:19 PM

SINGAPORE - A 73-year-old man who raped and molested his daughter when she was between 10 and 13 years old was sentenced to 13½ years’ jail on Oct 19.

The man pleaded guilty in the High Court to a charge of statutory rape, two charges of aggravated outrage of modesty, and one charge of making a child commit an indecent act.

The offences took place between 2021 and 2024.

Six other charges for various sexual offences were considered during sentencing.

The man cannot be caned as he is above the age of 50. He cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, who is now 15 years old.

The court was told that between 2021 and 2022, the man watched pornographic videos on the TV in the master bedroom while the victim was with him.

She was then 10 to 12 years old, and he asked her to perform an indecent act on him, before he raped her.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Clara Low said the man told his daughter not to tell anyone; otherwise, he would be sent to prison, and she would never see him again.

Said the prosecutor: “Worried that what the accused said would materialise, the victim did not disclose this incident to anyone at the time.”

In 2023, when the victim was 12 to 13 years old, the man lay down next to her on the mattress and molested her. She froze with fear because he was stronger than her.

Between May and October 2024, when the girl was 13, the man entered her room, and molested her again .

Said the prosecutor: “The victim felt disgusted but did not react because she was afraid of being scolded by him.”

Between July and August 2024, he exposed himself and told the victim to perform an indecent act.

In October 2024, the victim told her friend that her father had been sexually assaulting her since 2021 and that she wanted to kill herself.

The friend informed their teacher, and the matter was referred to the Child Protective Service (CPS) under the Ministry of Social and Family Development.

On Oct 23, 2024, a CPS representative lodged a police report that the victim had been inappropriately touched by her father.

The man was arrested the following day, and has remained in remand since then.

On Oct 19, the prosecution sought a prison sentence of 14½ to 16 years, but did not seek additional jail time in lieu of caning.

DPP Daphne Lim said while the proposed jail term would result in the man being released when he is in his 80s, it was not a “crushing” sentence for a 73-year-old offender.

She added that his mature age was not a mitigating factor.

“In fact, despite his age and maturity, he had systematically exploited the trust that his daughter reposed in him as her father and took advantage of her to satisfy his perverse desires,” she said in sentencing submissions.

Defence counsel Joseph Yoong argued for a jail term of 11½ to 12½ years.

发布于 2026 年 10 月 19 日下午 4:19

更新于2026年10月19日下午4:19

新加坡——一名73岁的男子在女儿10岁至13岁期间强奸并猥亵她，于10月19日被判处13年半监禁。

该男子在高等法院承认犯有法定强奸罪、两项严重猥亵罪和一项教唆儿童进行猥​​亵行为罪。

这些违法行为发生在 2021 年至 2024 年期间。

量刑时还考虑了其​​他六项涉及不同性犯罪的指控。

由于该男子已年过五十，因此不能对他处以鞭刑。为保护受害者的身份（受害者现年15岁），不能透露他的姓名。

法庭获悉，2021 年至 2022 年间，该男子在受害者与他同在时，在主卧室的电视上观看色情视频。

当时她只有 10 到 12 岁，他要求她对他进行猥亵行为，然后强奸了她。

副检察官克拉拉·洛表示，该男子曾告诉女儿不要告诉任何人；否则，他将被送进监狱，她将再也见不到他了。

检察官说：“受害者担心被告所说的话会变成现实，所以当时没有向任何人透露此事。”

2023年，受害者当时只有12到13岁，该男子躺在她旁边的床垫上猥亵了她。由于他比她强壮，她吓得动弹不得。

2024 年 5 月至 10 月期间，女孩 13 岁时，该男子再次进入她的房间，猥亵了她。

检察官说：“受害者感到恶心，但没有做出反应，因为她害怕被他责骂。”

2024年7月至8月期间，他暴露了自己的身体，并要求受害者进行猥亵行为。

2024 年 10 月，受害者告诉她的朋友，她的父亲从 2021 年开始对她进行性侵犯，她想自杀。

朋友将此事告知了老师，老师随后将此事移交给了社会和家庭发展部下属的儿童保护服务机构（CPS）。

2024 年 10 月 23 日，一名儿童保护服务机构代表向警方报案称，受害者遭到其父亲的不当触摸。

该男子于次日被捕，此后一直被羁押。

10 月 19 日，检方寻求判处 14 年半至 16 年有期徒刑，但没有寻求以鞭刑代替额外的监禁时间。

检察官达芙妮·林表示，虽然拟议的监禁刑期会导致该男子在 80 多岁时获释，但这对于一名 73 岁的罪犯来说并非“毁灭性的”判决。

她补充说，他年纪较大并不是减轻处罚的因素。

“事实上，尽管他年纪不小，心智成熟，但他却系统性地利用了女儿对他的信任，并利用她来满足自己变态的欲望，”她在量刑陈述中说道。

辩护律师 Joseph Yoong 请求判处 11 年半至 12 年半的监禁。