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A 36-year-old Bruneian father has been sentenced to 27 years in prison and 15 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing his 10-year-old daughter in their home. The conviction underscores persistent vulnerabilities in child safeguarding.
A 34-year-old man in Singapore has been arrested for allegedly molesting two teenage girls, including his stepdaughter, on the same day. Police used CCTV footage to apprehend him, and he faces serious charges carrying potential jail sentences and caning.
Singapore authorities have charged eight men and a woman in connection with the sexual exploitation of minors. The woman allegedly facilitated commercial sexual services and profited from the arrangements, while the men are accused of paying for sex with a 16-year-old girl.
Malaysia's High Court has upheld a 10-year prison sentence against ex-company executive Ooi Vin Shen for raping and blackmailing a teenager, rejecting his appeal and confirming the lower court's legal reasoning.
A 41-year-old former Singapore teacher was sentenced to two years' jail after being found guilty of sexual grooming and indecent acts involving a teenage female student. Two victims reported him to school authorities.
A 22-year-old Singapore man has been sentenced to nine years and seven months in jail and 12 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing two 13-year-old girls. He deceived both victims about his age through online platforms before meeting them.
A Singapore court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to 22 years imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl, subjecting her to violent sexual acts, and coercing her into prostitution over a two-month period from May to July 2023.
Police in Selangor have arrested a college employee from Glenmarie on suspicion of sexually assaulting and sodomising two teenage students. The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.