PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
20-year-old Goh Kar Aip a permanent resident made use of social media sites such as Facebook & Instagram to ‘make friends’ with girls aged between 12 and 13 years old. According to reports, a total of at least 10 victims was involved with Goh.
12 and 13 is the age of primary 6 to secondary 1 students.
Goh made threats to the girl’s school but a teacher got to know about it and reported him to the police.
He is known to send a friend request and message the girls and will normally start adult topics with the minor and slowing progress to asking for nude photos and eventually asking the minors to meet up with him.
A total of 38 charges were considered for his sentence, Goh pleaded guilty to 4 charges. 3 of which charges is the sexual penetration of a minor and1 another charge of assault by penetration.
The remaining 34 charges will be considered at a later date. Goh will return to court at the end of next month for his sentencing.
He is looking at a maximum of 20 years of jail time along with rotan.