SINGAPORE: A 50-year-old man was convicted on
Tuesday in the Subordinate Courts of molesting two young girls, one
of whom was his girlfriend's daughter.
The man, who is still in a relationship with the
then 14-year-old girl's mother, had molested the victim between
March and May 2009.
He was found guilty of two molestation charges, with
another taken into consideration.
The court heard that the man was staying in the same flat with the
mother and her daughter and that he touched the victim's chest
while she was sleeping.
The second victim, a cousin of the girl, was molested when she
stayed over at the flat in July 2009.
She was then 13 years old and the man touched her chest several
times and proceeded twice to kiss her lips.
He did not stop his actions even though the second victim's phone
rang and she had fidgeted.
The man cannot be named to protect the identities of both
victims.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Fu Qijing asked the court to impose
a deterrent sentence, as the man had abused his position of trust
and authority in both instances, and was recalcitrant in molesting
the second victim shortly after he had molested the first
girl.
DPP Fu said his actions had caused trauma and affected
relationships between the victims' families.
The case will be heard again on Friday.
The man could be jailed up to seven years and fined for both
charges.
-CNA/wk