A 50-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 10 months jail term over a sex act with a 15-year-old girl, media reports said.
Subramaniam Thaburan Rangasamy, a first warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), pleaded guilty in January to one count of sexually penetrating a minor below 16. Two other charges were taken into consideration during sentencing, Singapore’s Straits Times reported on Feb 1.
The Singapore army regular was suspended from all duties following his arrest, according to the country’s Ministry of Defence. SAF will take further actions after court hearings, which may include discharging him from service, The Straits Times reported.
The incident happened on Dec 6, 2021, during the school holidays, the report said. Subramaniam and the girl first met at a car park. The Singapore newspaper said they did not know each other. Subramaniam had helped the girl that day when she fell and hit a door. “Grateful for his help, she went home and returned with a can of chrysanthemum tea for him, and they chatted at the fourth-floor staircase of the carpark. About an hour later, Subramaniam and the girl became intimate,” according to the newspaper.
“The accused was not at any time misled as to the victim’s age. The accused did not force or coerce the victim to be intimate,” Deputy Public Prosecutor Sunil Nair had told the court in earlier proceedings. Both parted ways after exchanging numbers and remained in contact via WhatsApp. Two days after the incident, the girl made a police report because she felt that Subramaniam had taken advantage of her.
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