A 78-year-old elderly man in Singapore, faced charges in court today, June 26, for an alleged incident involving the confinement of a 12-year-old girl in a handicapped toilet cubicle at the Senja-Cashew Community Club, according to a report by The Straits Times.
He then tried to get her to perform an explicit act on him inside the cubicle.
The individual in question, Huang Youcai, holds Singapore permanent residency. He has been formally charged with two offenses under the Children and Young Person Act: wrongful confinement and exploitation of a child.
Due to a court-issued gag order, the identity of the victim cannot be disclosed.
Based on court documents, the incident occurred on February 1, 2023, at approximately 8:30 PM. Allegedly, Huang detained the victim within the handicapped toilet for a duration of nearly two minutes.
He purportedly used his left hand to secure the door, preventing the victim from escaping. While in the confined space, Huang allegedly made physical contact with the victim’s hand and inquired, in Mandarin, whether she knew how to perform oral.
Huang is scheduled to appear in court again in August.
It should be noted that attempting to procure an explicit act from a child carries severe penalties. Offenders may face imprisonment for a maximum of seven years, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both.
In the case of repeat offenders, the potential consequences increase to imprisonment for up to ten years, a fine of up to S$20,000, or both.
Wrongful confinement is also a serious offense, punishable by imprisonment for up to three years, a fine, or both.
Similar offences by pedos
22-year-old Teo Jun How was sentenced to 15 months and 4 weeks imprisonment on Tuesday (20 June) for obscene offences against 7 girls after pleading guilty to 9 charges, with 4 of them under the Children and Young Persons Act and another 3 for indecent exposure, according to The Straits Times.
The court heard that in 2018 or 2019, Teo had joined a Whatsapp chat group of a boyband that was created by the two sisters.
He then got the younger sister’s number (she was about 11 or 12 years old at the time) and they chatted normally at the start.
The girl then got annoyed with Teo for teasing her and blocked him on Whatsapp.
Teo then messaged her on Instagram a few months later and asked her to meet him, which she initially refused before eventually giving in after Teo persisted with his request.
Their first meeting went without incident, but on their second meeting a few days later where they went to watch a movie, Teo asked the girl to perform an explicit act on him.
The girl refused but Teo still unzipped his pants and exposed his private parts to her, and the victim then left the cinema angrily.
Teo then followed the girl and apologised, before offering to send her home in a taxi, but on the ride home, he tried to get the girl to touch him once again.
In October 2020, when the girl was 13 years old by then, Teo contacted the girl again and offered her $100 to send him explicit photos of herself, but was rejected.
He then offered her $150 to expose herself on video, to which the victim agreed, and the two then exposed themselves on a video call, with Teo secretly recording the video.
Teo then targeted the girl’s 15-year-old older sister on 17 January 2021 at about 3.30 pm, calling her and asking her if she wanted to be his friend.
She asked him who he was but he kept quiet, before moaning and making other explicit noises during the call.
The girl then ended the call and Teo then texted her and asked her if she wanted to see his genitals, which the girl ignored.
He then told her about his exchange with her sister and sent her a recording of the conversation that he had with her.
She then told her sister about it and they told their mother about Teo, and a police report was subsequently lodged against him.
Teo was arrested on 24 January 2021 at his residence, and police found a thumb drive with 502 explicit videos, including 354 videos that involved children.
Teo was out on bail when he joined a WhatsApp group for students from a girls’ school to talk about their school life which he found through a link on a social media page.
He then sent filthy messages to several of the girls whose number he had gotten from the chat group.