Singaporean sentenced to more than 29 years in prison for repeatedly raping his underage niece

A total of 15 other similar sexual abuse charges were taken into consideration at sentencing.

The names of the man and his niece cannot be released due to a court order to protect the identity of the victim.

The court heard that the girl had a very close relationship with her attacker, her uncle, and his wife, who was also her godmother.

Around 2016, when the girl was 5 or 6 years old, she was in her grandparents’ bedroom with her uncle when he kissed her on the lips.

She didn’t resist because she didn’t understand why he was kissing her, but they started kissing each other several more times.

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Starting in 2017, the girl asked her mother and stepfather for permission to regularly stay at her uncle’s house on Fridays and weekends.

During these overnight stays, she shared a bed in her uncle’s bedroom while her aunt slept in a separate room with her two children.

Although the girl’s parents did not allow frequent visits and were uncomfortable with her sharing a room with her uncle, they allowed her to stay overnight because they believed her uncle would not behave inappropriately. stated in court documents.

The sexual abuse began around June 2017, when the girl’s uncle performed sexual acts on her.

He repeated this every time his niece stayed over, often performing these sex acts in the evenings and afternoons when she was in her bedroom.

The man also filmed himself in action and his niece’s private parts on his cell phone, enjoying the pleasure of watching.

In early 2017, a man showed his niece a pornographic video.

On June 30 of the same year, the man raped her after using a sex toy on her when she was 7 years old.

When his niece protested, citing pain, he ignored her.

The man also took several photos of the sexual abuse with his cell phone and instructed her not to tell anyone about what happened, saying it was a secret.

Even though the girl was constantly sexually abused, she remained silent for fear of offending her uncle and fearing that he would treat her differently if she did not allow him to have sex with her. was.

The sexual abuse continued until 2021, when she was 11 years old and started menstruating.

On one such occasion, her uncle told her that she was as good as her aunt when it came to sex and promised to give her between S$10 (US$7.52) and S$20 (US$15.04) in return.

Still, the girl did not tell anyone about the sexual abuse, fearing that no one would believe her.

She also feared her uncle would go to prison, her relationship with her aunt would deteriorate, and she would be separated from her family and placed in a girls’ home.

Therefore, she continued to give in to her uncle’s sexual demands even though she did not want to have sex.

According to court documents, the girl repeatedly begged her uncle to stop because her aunt was a “very good wife,” but her uncle told her that his love for his family was “different” from his love for her aunt.

He even told the girl that he was her boyfriend and that she shouldn’t have another boyfriend.

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As the girl started menstruating, she became increasingly anxious about becoming pregnant.

In October 2021, the girl confessed to two friends that she had been raped by her uncle since she was around 7 years old.

At the urging of her friends, she told her school counselor. The counselor immediately alerted school administrators, who were alerted.

The girl’s uncle was arrested five days later in October, and 131 media discs were seized from his bedroom, many containing child pornography.

He acknowledged that they were all his and was aware that about half of the disc’s content depicted underage sex.

A thumb drive seized from his property was also found to contain approximately 12,000 child abuse images.

In a videotaped interrogation with police, the man claimed that his niece actively seduced him and initiated sexual contact and had sex with him.

He also claimed that she would tell him that sex with him “felt great.” keep it away (Fun),” and accused him of lying about “a lot of things” in his sexual abuse report.

In the Institute of Mental Health report, senior consultant Parvathy Pathy said the girl reported psychological symptoms including mood swings, stress, insomnia, suicidal thoughts and flashbacks of the sexual assault. It pointed out.

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The girl’s family had observed that her school grades had declined sharply in 2019 and she was displaying hypersexual behavior that was unusual for a child her age.

This relates to an incident in which she used sexual language and watched pornography.

The girl has since attended counseling sessions and spoken to a psychologist to deal with the psychological effects of the abuse, but remains emotionally unstable.

Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of 24 strokes of the cane and 28 to 30 years in prison, arguing the case had all the hallmarks of aggravated sexual abuse.

These include serious abuse of trust, premeditated conduct, prolonged period of offense, and serious harm to the victim.

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DP) Joseph Gwee said: “Seven years is a critical age for most children, but for the victim, that age marks the end of four years at the hands of her beloved uncle and godfather. It was the beginning of years of suffering.” Trusted. ”

Furthermore, instead of acting like a parent to the victim during an overnight visit, the uncle betrayed her trust, preyed on her week after week, and instructed her to keep quiet about the sexual abuse. He added that there was also.

In his sentencing remarks, Justice S. Mohan said the uncle’s horrific acts had destroyed the victim’s innocence and childhood.

The judge noted that although the man said his actions were wrong, he never apologized or asked for forgiveness from the victim in the letter he submitted to the court seeking extenuating circumstances.

For each rape charge, the man could receive up to 12 blows with the cane and be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.