Man posing as 17-year-old instructs underage girl to masturbate, undress 61 times, distributes her nudes when she rejects

Between Nov 23, 2018 and Dec 1, 2019, Lye sexually exploited the victim at least 61 times. He instructed her during video calls to engage in obscene acts, including exposing herself, masturbating, and inserting hard objects into her private parts.

All these acts were secretly recorded by Lye, who instructed the victim to send him photos and videos of her undressed.

Over 12,000 photos and videos of child sex abuse found on man’s devices

The pair did not maintain regular contact after Sept 30, 2020, but Lye contacted the victim again on April 9, 2021, asking her to commit indecent acts.

The victim, who was 14 years old in 2021, indicated that she no longer wished to continue the relationship and initiated a breakup.

However, Lye sent her messages on Instagram on the evening of May 13, 2021, threatening to expose the intimate recordings to her acquaintances.

The victim subsequently replied, asking the accused to stop contacting her.

Lye retaliated by sending multiple nude photographs of her to a male online acquaintance the next morning. The victim later informed her parents, and her father reported the matter to the police in the US.

The Singapore Police Force received a report from US authorities on Nov 17, 2021 and raided Lye’s residence on April 12, 2022. There, officers seized his mobile phone, laptop, and hard drives – 12,755 videos and images of child sexual abuse were found on the devices.

Lye was also previously suspected of sexually exploiting another female victim, and police arrested him on Nov 14, 2018, to assist with investigations. In September 2020, he was sentenced to eight months and two weeks in jail.

He was released 86 days early for good behaviour, but committed the crimes during his parole — leading to an additional 66 days in jail.

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