SINGAPORE: A man admitted on Monday (Dec 22) to obtaining sexual services from a 14-year-old girl whom he first approached online by posing as female.
Chew Koh Leong, 45, pleaded guilty to two counts of obtaining sexual services from a minor and one count of trying to procure an indecent act by a child.
Four other charges will be considered when he returns to court for sentencing in March next year.
The victim’s identity is protected by a gag order.
Chew was married and working as a workplace safety and hygiene manager at the time of the offences.
The court heard that around 2018 to 2019, Chew came across a girl’s Facebook account and downloaded her photos.
He used the girl’s photos and name to make a fake Facebook account for himself, without her permission.
“He did so as he wanted to use the fake account to make friends with other girls. He felt that it would be easier for him to make friends with girls, if he pretended to be a female,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Delicia Tan.
