by Elena Chong
A MAN posed as a schoolgirl on a social networking site and
cajoled an 11-year-old girl to do indecent acts infront of her
webcam.
Unknown to the victim, Poong Foo Yun, 25, a Malaysian, recorded
her sexual acts, and later threatened to release the video onto the
Internet if she did not comply with his instructions.
On Wednesday, the unemployed man was given a total of 19 months'
jail on three charges. He had pleaded guilty to procuring a child
to perform an indecent act; sexual penetration of a minor and
sexual grooming in 2008.
Three other charges were taken into consideration during his
sentencing.
Pressing for a substantial jail term, Deputy Public Prosecutor
Kevin Yong cited several aggravating factors. He said Poong used
the Internet to deceive the victim into believing that he was a
15-year-old girl when he was 23 at the time.
Poong, who was arrested at Redhill MRT station in Oct when he
turned up to meet the victim, preyed on the young and vulnerable
victim to satisfy his own lust, said the DPP.