Ex-teacher in Singapore who performed indecent acts on underage female student gets two years’ jail
A former Singaporean teacher has been sentenced to two years in prison for performing indecent acts and sexually grooming an underage female student. The offender had engaged in inappropriate communication and physical contact with the student over several months.
Why it matters
This case highlights the critical importance of safeguarding students and maintaining professional boundaries in educational institutions.
SINGAPORE: A former teacher’s habit of making advances on his female students, including getting one of them to sit on his lap and call him “daddy”, was exposed when two of his charges alerted the school principal.
The 41-year-old man, who was married at the time of his offences, was on Thursday (July 23) sentenced to two years’ jail after he was found guilty by Deputy Principal District Judge Ong Chin Rhu of three counts of performing an indecent act with a child, and one count of sexual grooming.
Details about the offender and the school cannot be disclosed owing to a gag order to protect the student’s identity.
The man, who became a full-trained teacher in 2014, taught design and technology (D&T) classes at the school.
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