Jail for man who molested woman with mild intellectual disability, schizophrenia

Published Sep 10, 2026, 06:45 PM

Updated Sep 10, 2026, 06:45 PM

Zaini Ahat was sentenced to a year, seven months and six weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to a molesting a woman with mild intellectual disability in her flat.

He committed the offence in December 2025, and was caught after her brother accessed an application that was linked to a CCTV camera outside the unit, and saw the offender entering it.

Court documents stated that the victim had been assessed to lack the mental capacity to consent to sexual acts.

SINGAPORE – A man entered the home of a woman , who had mild intellectual disability and schizophrenia, and molested her.

Court documents stated that the victim could not protect herself from abuse due to her conditions, and she had also been assessed to lack the mental capacity to consent to sexual acts.

Zaini Ahat, 57, was caught after her brother checked his own phone and accessed an application linked to a CCTV camera outside the Housing Board flat. He then saw the offender entering the flat.

On Sept 10, Zaini was sentenced to one year, seven months and six weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to a molestation charge.

The court heard that through the application, the woman’s brother saw Zaini talking to the victim at the gate of her home before the offender entered the flat on the evening of Dec 10, 2025.

Zaini sat on a chair opposite the woman and she lifted her top.

Shortly before 8pm, he closed the front door, turned off the lights in the flat and molested the woman.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Khong Zi-Wei said: “Having witnessed this, the (brother) rushed... to the victim’s residence and shouted for the victim to open the door. The (brother) subsequently called the police for assistance.”

Police arrested Zaini later that evening.

On Sept 10, the DPP urged the court to sentence to him to a year and seven months’ jail, with an additional six weeks behind bars in lieu of three strokes of the cane.

The prosecutor added: “The victim... could not differentiate between sexual, affectionate or caretaking forms of touch.

“She was therefore wholly unable to appreciate the nature of what was being done to her, let alone resist or object to it.”

For molestation, an offender can be jailed for up to six years, fined, caned or given any combination of these punishments.

Zaini, however, cannot be caned as he is over 50 years old.

Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.

Outrage of modesty/Insulting modesty

发布于 2026 年 9 月 10 日下午 6:45

更新于2026年9月10日下午6:45

Zaini Ahat 承认在一名患有轻度智力障碍的女子公寓内对其进行性骚扰，被判处一年七个月零六周的监禁。

他在 2025 年 12 月犯下了这起罪行，后来被抓获，原因是她的兄弟访问了一个与公寓外闭路电视摄像头相连的应用程序，并看到罪犯进入了公寓。

法庭文件显示，受害者经评估后被认定缺乏同意性行为的精神能力。

新加坡——一名男子闯入一名患有轻度智力障碍和精神分裂症的女子家中，并对她进行性骚扰。

法庭文件显示，由于受害者的身体状况，她无法保护自己免受虐待，并且经评估，她也缺乏同意性行为的精神能力。

57岁的扎伊尼·阿哈特被抓获，是因为她的哥哥查看自己的手机时，打开了一个与组屋区外监控摄像头关联的应用程序。随后，他看到犯罪嫌疑人进入了组屋区。

9月10日，扎伊尼承认猥亵罪名，被判处一年七个月零六周监禁。

法庭获悉，通过申请，这名女子的兄弟看到扎伊尼在2025年12月10日晚上进入公寓之前，在受害者家门口与她交谈。

扎伊尼坐在女人对面的椅子上，撩起了上衣。

晚上 8 点前不久，他关上前门，关掉公寓里的灯，然后猥亵了这名女子。

副检察官孔子伟表示：“目睹此事后，（哥哥）立即赶到受害者住所，大声呼喊受害者开门。随后，（哥哥）报警求助。”

当晚晚些时候，警方逮捕了扎伊尼。

9月10日，检方敦促法庭判处他一年零七个月监禁，并以六周监禁代替三下鞭刑。

检察官补充说：“受害者……无法区分性接触、亲昵接触或照顾性接触。

“因此，她完全无法理解发生在她身上的事情的性质，更不用说反抗或反对了。”

对于性骚扰罪，犯罪者可被判处最高六年监禁、罚款、鞭刑或以上刑罚的任意组合。

然而，扎伊尼已经超过 50 岁，所以不能对他施以鞭刑。

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。

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