According to Shin Min Daily News, a man was once again charged after serving his prison sentence for having sex with an underage sex worker.
44-year-Gao Yong Wen was charged on Tuesday (July 6) for having sex with a minor on 18 March 2020 at around 7 PM. He allegedly paid a 16-year-old girl SGD$100 to have sex with her.
Gao is currently out on bail for SGD$20,000.
He will be back in court on August 3 2021.
What could he face?
The offence of having commercial sex with minors under 18 is found under Section 376B of the Penal Code: “(1) Any person who obtains for consideration the sexual services of a person, who is under 18 years of age, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with both (Source: www.singaporecrimminallawyer.com)
As this is not Gao’s first offense he will be looking at a higher or the maximum punishment.