SINGAPORE – A former teacher’s habit of making advances on his female students, including getting one of them to sit on his lap and call him “daddy”, was exposed when two of his charges alerted the school principal.
The 41-year-old man, who was married at the time of his offences, was on July 23 sentenced to two years’ jail after he was found guilty by Deputy Principal District Judge Ong Chin Rhu of three counts of performing an indecent act with a child, and one count of sexual grooming.
Details about the offender and the school cannot be disclosed owing to a gag order to protect the student’s identity.
The man, who became a fully trained teacher in 2014, taught design and technology (D&T) classes at the school.
Deputy Public Prosecutors Darren Sim and Ariel Tan told the court in earlier proceedings that he got to know one of the students in 2022 when she was between 13 and 14 years old.
They initially met at the school’s D&T studio for discussions over the subject, but he also helped her with mathematics, though he did not teach the subject.
They also regularly communicated via WhatsApp. The prosecutors said that their conversations were extensive, and frequently took place after 6.30pm.
“During these conversations, the complainant addressed the accused as ‘daddy’, ‘dearest daddy’, and similar variations from… 2022 to the end of January 2023.
“In return, the accused addressed the complainant as his ‘dearest daughter’ and variations of the term,” the prosecutors said.
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