SINGAPORE – Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad has instructed the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) to further review its safeguards following a child sexual abuse case in which some of the interactions took place at a mosque.
On Aug 17, a 37-year-old self-styled “religious influencer” was sentenced to 27 years and 10 months’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing two young boys.
He had repeatedly raped the younger brother, who was then between six and eight years old, at various locations, including in a toilet at the mosque where they often prayed together.
He later directed his attention to the older boy, who was 11 to 12 years old, and molested him on several occasions.
The man had become a father figure to the two brothers because their parents were absent from their lives.
Aside from sexual offences against the two boys, he also molested three other victims, including a 17-year-old boy who had treated him as a “big brother” and religious mentor.
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