Submitted by farhan on Fri, 25/09/2015 - 4:44pm
21 year-old Aloysius Goh Jun Yuan
was sentenced to 27 months of probation today after he pleaded
guilty to using criminal force to outrage the modesty of 14
year-old boys in February last year. In both occasions, he had
grabbed the boys' groins at Tanah Merah MRT station without any
explanation.
The 1st victim was molested twice
in 2 weeks and lodged a police report after the second incident. He
identified Goh through photographs.
The 2nd victim, who is a friend
and schoolmate of the first victim, had managed to grab onto Goh's
arm after the molestation and demanded an explanation. Goh did not
respond and ran away. After telling his teacher and parents about
the molest, the victim's mother lodged a police report. He too
identified Goh through photographs.
The prosecution and the defence
came to an agreement over the sentencing, with the prosecution
saying that they would not object to Goh undergoing a "vigorous
program" of probation.
According to his social media
profiles, Goh is already under the watch of Teen Challenge
(Singapore), a center for youth-at-risk, where he undergoes strict
supervision. He is also a long time member of City Harvest
Church.
District Judge Lim Keng Yeow told
Goh that ordinarily, the nature of offences he had committed
“should result in imprisonment”, and that probation is “an unusual
sentence that will be meted out”.
On probation, Goh will have to
abide by a curfew, perform 180 hours of community service, be
treated by a psychiatrist and is not allowed to possess or use any
mobile device capable of downloading or running third-party
applications.
His mother agreed to be bonded
S$5,000 to ensure her son’s good behaviour.
- See more at:
http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/21-year-old-given-probation-molesting-two-14-year-old-boys#sthash.Ybo72Kie.dpuf