Man who sexually abused 6 boys asked to be given maximum caning before he turned himself in

Published Oct 28, 2026, 06:29 PM

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 06:29 PM

SINGAPORE – A man who sexually abused six boys between 2010 and 2014 e-mailed the police in 2019 to negotiate his punishment ahead of his surrender, and asked to be caned the maximum number of strokes.

The victims were aged between nine and 16 at the time.

On Oct 28, Chen Caijin, who is now 34 years old, was sentenced to a jail term of 19 years, one month, two weeks and 14 days, as well as the maximum 24 strokes of the cane.

He pleaded guilty to eight charges, including seven for offences committed against the victims. These include charges for sexual assault by penetration, outrage of modesty and causing hurt.

The eighth charge was for handing over control of his bank account details to allow unknown persons to transfer funds, committed in 2024.

Another 16 charges, mostly for sexual offences against the victims, were considered during sentencing.

The sexual offences were committed at various locations including Chen’s flat, public toilets, staircase landings and a skate park.

In sentencing Chen, High Court judge Mavis Chionh said that although Chen was 17 to 20 years old when he committed the offences, his actions showed a “disturbing pattern of conduct”.

Justice Chionh noted that the man would strike up a friendship with the victims, endear himself to them, and initiate physical contact, which eventually escalated to sexual acts.

However, the judge accepted arguments by defence lawyer, Alysha Ratnam, that if not for Chen’s voluntary confession and surrender, these offences would likely have gone uncovered.

The judge also accepted that Chen had shown genuine remorse in other ways, including voluntarily submitting to chemical castration by taking injections to lower his testosterone.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Ho May Kim told the court that Chen had sent an e-mail to the police on Nov 1, 2019, stating that he had committed serious crimes in the past, but not been caught.

He said he wanted to negotiate a certain type of punishment for admitting to his crimes.

On Nov 4, 2019, he sent a message from a different e-mail address saying that he deserved to be punished for some crimes he committed in the past, and asked to be caned the maximum number of strokes.

After the police invited him to provide a statement, Chen said he molested several individuals and had sex with underage victims but refused to reveal their identities as he did not want to be arrested.

It was after the police seized his mobile phone and conducted extensive investigations that the suspected victims could be identified.

The prosecutor said Chen was largely cooperative with police investigations.

Chen was 17 to 18 years old when he abused the first victim in 2010. He paid for the victim , who was then 14 to 15 years old, whenever they played games at LAN shops.

The court heard that when he hugged the boy and tried to kiss him, the victim would push him away. Chen also touched the boy over his pants.

Once, when the victim fell asleep while they were at the void deck with some friends, Chen pulled down the victim’s pants and sexually assaulted him, causing the others to laugh.

The victim was confused but did not dare to confront Chen, who had been paying for his games.

Chen also molested the victim while they were together on an e-scooter. After they reached Chen’s home, he sexually assaulted the victim who had fallen asleep.

Selina Lum is senior law correspondent at The Straits Times.

Crimes against children/minors

发布于 2026 年 10 月 28 日下午 6:29

更新于2026年10月28日下午6:29

新加坡——一名男子在 2010 年至 2014 年间性侵了六名男童，2019 年他向警方发邮件，希望在自首前协商处罚，并要求被鞭打至最高次数。

受害者当时的年龄在9岁至16岁之间。

10月28日，现年34岁的陈彩金被判处19年1个月2周14天有期徒刑，并处以最高刑罚24下鞭笞。

他承认了八项指控，其中七项是针对受害者的犯罪行为。这些指控包括性侵（插入式）、猥亵和伤害。

第八项指控是他在 2024 年将自己的银行账户详细信息交给不明身份的人进行转账。

在量刑时，还考虑了另外 16 项指控，其中大部分是对受害者的性犯罪。

性犯罪发生在多个地点，包括陈的公寓、公共厕所、楼梯平台和滑板公园。

高等法院法官梅维斯·琼在对陈进行量刑时表示，虽然陈在犯罪时只有 17 至 20 岁，但他的行为显示出一种“令人不安的行为模式”。

Chionh 法官指出，该男子会与受害者建立友谊，博取她们的喜爱，并主动进行身体接触，最终发展为性行为。

然而，法官接受了辩护律师艾丽莎·拉特南的辩护，即如果不是陈某自愿认罪和投案自首，这些罪行很可能不会被发现。

法官也接受了陈某在其他方面表现出的真诚悔意，包括自愿接受化学阉割，通过注射药物降低睾酮水平。

副检察官何美金告诉法庭，陈某于 2019 年 11 月 1 日向警方发送了一封电子邮件，称他过去曾犯下严重罪行，但未被抓获。

他说他想就承认犯罪后的惩罚方式进行协商。

2019 年 11 月 4 日，他用另一个电子邮件地址发来一条消息，称他应该为过去犯下的一些罪行受到惩罚，并要求被鞭打最多次数。

在警方要求陈某提供证词后，陈某表示他曾猥亵多人，并与未成年受害者发生性关系，但他拒绝透露受害者的身份，因为他不想被捕。

警方扣押了他的手机并进行了广泛的调查后，才确定了嫌疑受害者的身份。

检察官表示，陈某在警方调查中基本予以配合。

陈某在 2010 年性侵第一名受害者时年仅 17 至 18 岁。他经常在网吧为当时 14 至 15 岁的受害者支付费用，陪同她一起玩游戏。

法庭获悉，陈某曾拥抱并试图亲吻男孩，但遭到男孩的推开。陈某还隔着裤子触摸了男孩的身体。

有一次，受害者和几个朋友在组屋底层的空地上睡觉时，陈某拉下受害者的裤子，对他进行了性侵犯，引得其他人哈哈大笑。

受害者感到困惑，但不敢与一直为他付费玩游戏的陈对峙。

陈某在与受害者一起骑电动滑板车时也对她进行了性骚扰。到达陈某家后，他又性侵了已经睡着的受害者。

Selina Lum是《海峡时报》的资深法律记者。

侵害儿童/未成年人的犯罪