Hi Cody,
If you need advise and assistance please contact
http://www.aware.org.sg
Aware Center
Address:
Blk 5 Dover Crescent
#01-22
Singapore
130005
Telephone: +(65) 6779-7137
Fax: +(65) 6777-0318
Information: Helpline: 1800-774 5935
In Singapore the law is fair and the police and AWARE will help see proper redress.
From
http://www.criminallaw.sg/sexcrime.htm
Generally, sex crime can be categorised under (1) molest , (2) rape, (3) gross indecency under S377A Penal Code for cases of gross indecency, consent was not a required element of the offence. Ng Huat v PP [1995] 2SLR 783.
Molest
The Court has a discretion to impose a fine or a jail sentence in a molest case. Much depends on the part of the body of the victim which the Accused had contact with.
The offence cited in the case of Chandresh Patel v PP [1995], the prevailing sentence for victims private parts or sexual organs is 9 months imprisonment with caning.
Section 354 reads Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage the modesty of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any two of such punishments.
As such an Accused often raise the defence that he had no intention to touch the victim as alleged ie the act was accidental. This is a question of fact to be inferred from the circumstances, the victim's testimony and the Accused's version as eye witness are not common. Most of the time, the Accused's long statement would have sealed his fate.
Dennis
