A then-16-year-old boy who was out on bail for a series of theft at the time raped a then-14-year-old female schoolmate on the floor inside a toilet at Admiralty Park back in 2020; as another man, the victim’s then-22-year-old ex-boyfriend held her down, according to The Straits Times.
The now 19-year-old boy pleaded guilty in the High Court on 17 October to one count of rape, with the prosecution seeking a jail term of 8 to 10 years for the boy, as well as 6 to 7 strokes of the cane.
However, the judge, Justice Pang Khang Chau adjourned the boy’s sentencing and called for a report to see if he is suitable for “reformative training”.
The ex-boyfriend who allegedly pinned her down, now 25 years old, is also facing multiple charges in court, including the abetment of rape.
The accused persons and victim cannot be named because of a court order protecting the identity of the victim.
What happened?
The incident occurred on June 27, 2020, the then-14-year-old victim’s then-22-year-old boyfriend had threatened to find other girls if she refused to drink alcohol with him, and the victim then relented.
The couple then got a bottle of whiskey and proceed to Admiralty Park, where they drank the alcohol at a playground and live-streamed it on social media.
The then-16-year-old accused saw the live stream on Instagram and messaged the victim, asking if her could join them because he just had an argument with his own girlfriend, who was also the victim’s best friend.
The victim agreed and when the accused reached the playground, half the bottle of whiskey had already been finished by the couple.
The group then finished the remaining alcohol and the victim then vomited and laid down on the ground, before her boyfriend asked her to wash up at the toilet nearby.
However, the girl couldn’t walk properly as she was too inebriated, so the accused then tried to bring the girl to the toilet on his e-bike, but she fell off it while on the way.
The accused and co-accused then resorted to physically carrying the girl into a handicapped toilet and placed her on the floor.
The trio were inside the toilet when the victim heard the door locked, as her boyfriend then helped her take off her shirt and jacket.
The boyfriend then performed an obscene act on the girl as the accused held the jacket over her face. The boyfriend then told her to lie down, as the accused then held the jacket over her face once again, while she cried and struggled.
The boyfriend then proceeded to hold the victim down as the accused raped her, before removing the jacket and telling her to clean herself up while the accused waited outside.
The victim then questioned her boyfriend and asked him why he didn’t try to save her, and he instead blamed her to having intercourse with the accused, and an argument ensues.
They eventually broke up later that year, in September.
The accused who raped the girl, was eventually found out after he began serving his reformative training for separate theft offences.
The victim also told her teacher on 17 February 2021 about her rape, and the school alerted the girl’s mother, who then reported the incident to the police on 23 February.