SINGAPORE – A married female teacher committed sex offences against one of her students, who was a 15-year-old girl, at a karaoke and bistro, their school and on a public bus.
On Oct 5, the 35-year-old woman, who has a four-year-old child, was sentenced to a jail term of nine years.
She had engaged in sexual encounters with the victim from Oct 13 to Nov 21, 2023, and pleaded guilty to two counts of performing an indecent act on the minor and a sexual penetration charge.
Seven other charges, including one count of exchanging at least three sexually explicit audio recordings, were considered during sentencing.
Details about the woman and the school cannot be disclosed owing to a gag order to protect the victim’s identity.
Court documents stated the Secondary 3 student had a history of family problems and struggled with various mental health conditions.
The then Child Protective Service (CPS) had also intervened due to her parents’ use of harsh physical punishment on her.
Around the time of the woman’s offences, the girl was warded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) from Oct 27 to Nov 3, 2023, due to her self-harm behaviour and suicidal thoughts.
Deputy public prosecutors Selene Yap and Yeo Kee Hwan stated in court documents the offender became the victim’s teacher for one of her subjects in 2023.
In April that year, the girl approached the woman for support and advice on her home situation, texting her frequently to share her struggles.
They grew closer and entered into what the victim described as a “situationship” and engaged in a series of sexual encounters.
They also exchanged at least three sexually explicit audio recordings.
At around 1pm on Oct 13, 2023, the pair went to a room at a karaoke and bistro where they engaged in their first sexual encounter.
That weekend, the woman told the victim they had to stop this.
The girl agreed, and they decided to meet after the girl finished one of her examinations.
But at around noon on Oct 16, 2023, while at school, they entered a staff toilet, which was a single cubicle, and engaged in sexual acts.
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