SINGAPORE: A woman is accused of multiple sex-related offences, including grooming a boy and repeatedly having sex with a boy aged below 16 in a parked car.
The 40-year-old Singaporean, who cannot be named due to a gag order prohibiting publication of anything that could identify her or any victim, as well as the incident locations and a particular school, pleaded not guilty on Monday (Mar 2).
She faces a total of 26 charges which include sexual grooming, procuring an obscene act from a young person, sexual penetration of a minor and obstruction of justice.
As every detail of the victim or victims, including the name and date of birth, has been redacted from charge sheets, it is not possible to determine at this stage if the alleged acts were against one victim or multiple victims.
How the woman came to know the alleged victim or victims was not revealed in court documents at this early stage.
The woman entered a plea of not guilty at a mention hearing at the State Courts on Monday.
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According to the charges, the woman allegedly asked for naked photos of a victim aged below 16 between March and September 2023, which the boy gave to her.
In the same period, the woman allegedly initiated a video-call with a boy aged below 16 while both of them were bathing in separate locations, so that she could see him naked.
Sometime in early March 2023, while inside a car parked at a redacted location, the woman is accused of having sex with a male victim aged below 16.
She allegedly had sex with a male victim aged below 16 again on Apr 14, 2023, at another location and again on Jun 20, 2023 at a redacted location.
