SINGAPORE – A man sought out young girls he found attractive on social media and brought them to staircase landings to touch them intimately, despite objections from the girls.
The man began his offending in 2022, when he was about 19 years old, targeting girls aged between 12 and 14.
On Oct 17, he was sentenced to one year and six months’ jail after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child or young person.
There is a gag order in place to protect the identity of his victims.
The court heard that the man, 22, messaged his first victim via social media platform TikTok some time in 2022.
He introduced himself and said he reached out to her because he found her “cute”. She was then between 12 and 13 years old.
The pair then began chatting over Instagram and WhatsApp, and entered into a relationship shortly after.
The man admitted to engaging in obscene acts with the girl on up to 10 occasions until he stopped communicating with her towards the end of December 2022.
Around two years later in April 2024, the man contacted the girl again, now 14, and suggested meeting up that same month.
