Man will get jail for molesting 12-year-old neighbour, his dad says he has failed as a father

SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 3 months’ jail on Friday (Jan 13) for following his 12-year-old neighbour into the carry and molesting her.

Ang Jun Leong’s father pleaded for leniency in a letter to the court docket, saying he has failed his accountability as a father and didn’t handle and take care of his son nicely.

Ang pleaded responsible to at least one rely of molesting a minor.

The court docket heard that the sufferer left her flat in December 2021 to go for a tuition class.

Ang was on his strategy to throw a plastic bag of garbage within the common chute when he observed the lady. They had been acquaintances and knew one another as neighbours.

The lady pressed the button for the carry and waited, and Ang determined in opposition to throwing his garbage within the chute.

As a substitute, he waited behind the sufferer and moved nearer to her. When the sufferer entered the carry, Ang entered along with her and took a photograph of her from behind, pointing his cellphone digicam downwards.

He then moved in direction of the sufferer and touched her buttock along with his hand.

The sufferer may see Ang’s reflection within the carry and was afraid. When the doorways opened, she ran out. She instructed her mom what occurred after her class.

The sufferer’s mother and father made a police report.

The prosecutor mentioned Ang has no earlier convictions and sought a jail time period of three to 4 months.

In mitigation, Ang mumbled softly within the court docket and mentioned he was sorry.

FATHER PLEADS FOR LENIENCY

The interpreter learn out a letter Ang’s father had written on behalf of his son.

Within the letter, he mentioned his son “had accomplished improper as a result of I had failed my accountability as a father”.

He mentioned he was a kidney dialysis affected person who additionally needed to assist the household and was not capable of handle and take care of his son nicely.

“This led to his changing into very lonely and feeling inferior,” he wrote.

He mentioned that his son stayed at house each day after popping out from the Police Academy, the place he served his nationwide service.

He was lower off from the skin world and had no interplay with females for greater than a yr, mentioned Ang’s father.

“Maybe it was on account of a way of curiosity that he had dedicated this offence. As his father, I can solely strive my greatest to guard my son. I (have) additionally utilized for my son to see a psychologist,” he wrote. The appointment is mounted for this April.

He urged the decide to be lenient in sentencing, saying his son is aware of he has accomplished improper and won’t reoffend in future.

The offender requested if he may start his sentence after Chinese language New Yr. The decide allowed him to start his jail time period on Feb 10.