Jail for former youth worker who had sex with underage ex-resident of home曾任青年工作者的男子因与未成年前住户发生性关系而被判入狱
The man took advantage of the girl who had a crush on him. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Published Oct 29, 2026, 06:25 PM
Updated Oct 29, 2026, 06:25 PM
A youth worker at a home for young people in need of protection committed sexual offences against an underage former resident in 2022.
The man, who is no longer working there, took advantage of the 15-year-old victim's crush on him and initiated a romantic relationship with her.
On Oct 29, the offender was sentenced to two years and six months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating a minor.
SINGAPORE – A youth worker at a home for young people in need of protection from abuse took advantage of an underage former resident who had a crush on him , initiating a romantic relationship with the girl.
The man then pressured the 15-year-old victim to engage in various sexual acts until she gave in.
On Oct 29, the 31-year-old offender was sentenced to two years and six months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating a minor.
Five other charges were considered during his sentencing.
Details about the man and the home cannot be disclosed due to a gag order to protect the girl’s identity.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Yohanes Ng told the court that the victim stayed at the home due to family violence.
The man’s duties at the home did not formally involve her.
After the girl was scheduled to move to another home in 2022, she wrote farewell cards to various staff members, including the offender.
In her note to him, she included her mobile number and her Instagram details.
The girl then personally passed the farewell note to the offender as she had a crush on him, said the DPP.
After the victim moved out, the man contacted her via messaging platform Telegram in March that year.
They chatted regularly even though the man knew that he was not supposed to contact his workplace’s current and former residents in his personal capacity.
In the following month, they decided to meet, and the man picked her up from school in a rented car.
He drove to a carpark where they chatted and held hands. The girl also agreed to be his girlfriend.
The pair started meeting more frequently, with the man usually picking the girl up from school.
On some occasions, he kissed the girl and touched her chest, sometimes making skin-to-skin contact.
He also touched her genitals, the court heard.
They were in a car in May 2022 when he asked her to perform a sexual act on him.
The DPP said: “The victim did not really want to do so but agreed after he persuaded her...because she felt that she loved him.”
Later that month, the girl went to his Housing Board flat, where they engaged in more sexual activities, including protected intercourse.
His offences came to light after a staff member at the victim’s new home noticed that she was wearing an army T-shirt.
The victim admitted that she was in a relationship with the man, who resigned soon after.
He was arrested in June 2026.
Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.
Crimes against children/minors
发布于 2026 年 10 月 29 日下午 6:25
更新于2026年10月29日下午6:25
2022年，一名在青少年保护中心工作的青年工作者对一名未成年前住户实施了性犯罪。
这名男子已不再在那里工作，他利用了15岁受害者对他的迷恋，并与她发展了恋爱关系。
10 月 29 日，该罪犯承认三项性侵未成年人罪名，被判处两年零六个月监禁。
新加坡——一名在青少年庇护所工作的青年工作者利用一名对他有好感的未成年前住户，与该女孩发展了恋爱关系。
该男子随后胁迫这名 15 岁的受害者进行各种性行为，直到她屈服为止。
10 月 29 日，这名 31 岁的罪犯承认三项性侵未成年人的罪名，被判处两年零六个月监禁。
量刑时还考虑了其他五项指控。
由于法院下达了禁言令以保护女孩的身份，因此无法透露有关该男子和房屋的详细信息。
副检察官 Yohanes Ng 向法庭表示，受害者因遭受家庭暴力而留在家中。
该男子在家中的职责并不正式涉及她。
2022 年，这名女孩被安排搬到另一个住所，她给包括罪犯在内的多名工作人员写了告别卡。
她在给他的纸条中留下了自己的手机号码和Instagram账号。
检察官表示，这名女孩因为暗恋被告，所以亲自将告别纸条递给了他。
受害者搬走后，该男子于当年3月通过即时通讯平台Telegram联系了她。
尽管该男子知道他不应该以个人身份联系他工作场所的现任和前任住户，但他们还是经常聊天。
次月，他们决定见面，男子租了一辆车去学校接她。
他开车到停车场，两人在那里聊天牵手。女孩也同意做他的女朋友。
两人开始频繁见面，通常是男生去学校接女生。
有时他会亲吻女孩，触摸她的胸部，有时还会与她进行肌肤接触。
法庭获悉，他还触摸了她的生殖器。
2022年5月，他们在车里，他要求她对他进行性行为。
检控官表示：“受害者其实并不想这样做，但在他劝说下同意了……因为她觉得自己爱他。”
当月晚些时候，这名女孩去了他的组屋，在那里他们进行了更多性行为，包括使用安全套的性交。
他的罪行之所以曝光，是因为受害者新家的一名工作人员注意到她穿着一件军用T恤。
受害者承认她与该男子有恋爱关系，该男子不久后辞职。
他于2026年6月被捕。
沙菲克·阿尔哈提卜是《海峡时报》的法庭记者，主要报道国家法院审理的刑事案件。
侵害儿童/未成年人的犯罪