SINGAPORE: A man who deceived a Singaporean woman he met on Tinder into going overseas and later engaging in sex work in Dubai was sentenced to jail and caning on Wednesday (Oct 7).
The woman was revolted by the idea of sex work but agreed as she thought it was the only way to marry him. She stopped only after contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and later returned to Singapore.
Achraf Arjaouy, 32, an Italian national, was sentenced to eight years’ jail, six strokes of the cane and a fine of S$9,000 (US$7,035).
The prosecution did not seek compensation for the victim as Arjaouy has no means to pay.
He was convicted of one count of recruiting a person by means of deception for the purpose of sexual exploitation under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act, which he contested.
The victim cannot be named due to a gag order protecting her identity.
She was aged 30 to 31 in early 2021 when she met Arjaouy on Tinder. He posed as a wealthy pilot from Qatar.
They later travelled to Dubai in April 2021, where Arjaouy told the woman during a “whirlwind courtship” that he wanted to marry her in Qatar, the prosecution said.
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