Ex-TV personality charged with harassment, multiple sex offences against minor

[Samdude]

SINGAPORE - A former television personality was hauled to a district court on Jan 24 over various alleged offences including harassment and performing sexual acts on a minor.

The man was charged with six counts of sexually penetrating an underage girl, and one count each of harassment and obstructing the course of justice.

His details cannot be revealed due to a gag order to protect the identity of at least one of the alleged victims who was in a relationship with him at the time.

The man’s age, nationality, ethnicity, the shows he had appeared on and the locations of his alleged offences also cannot be disclosed, as doing so could lead to his identity.

According to court documents, he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with at least one 15-year-old girl on six occasions in June 2024.

He purportedly committed the offences at his home, a luxury hotel and a hospital.

He also allegedly obstructed the course of justice in August 2024 by telling an alleged victim to cry in front of her mother, and tell the woman she did not want him to go to jail and not to press charges against him.

The man is also said to have stalked someone by calling her 18 times on Sept 22, 2024.

It is not known if the alleged victim in each of the man’s charges is the same person, as these details were redacted from court documents.

His case will be mentioned again on Feb 20.

For each count of sexually penetrating a minor, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined.

And for obstructing the course of justice, an offender can be jailed for up to seven years and fined.

If convicted of harassment, the man can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to $5,000.