SINGAPORE : In a press statement Thursday, Temasek Polytechnic
confirmed that a member of its staff, Mr Darwis Rianto Lim, had
been arrested in Bangkok for alleged involvement in a sex-related
offence.
The polytechnic said the Singaporean had been suspended from his
duties with immediate effect.
"As the matter is in the hands of the Thai police, the polytechnic
has no further comments," it said.
According to a report, Mr Lim, 31, was arrested for trying to buy
sex with underage boys over the Internet.
He had allegedly posted notices on the Web offering $329 for sex
with a boy aged between 12 and 16.
He was caught at a Bangkok hotel by undercover police officers, who
posed as sex agents, after he was shown three boys and paid for a
16-year-old, the paper said. -TODAY