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SINGAPORE \u2014 A full-time national serviceman (NSF) with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) offered cash to two 16-year-old boys and asked if he could perform sexual acts on them.<\/p>\n
Both boys, identified in court documents as A1 and A2, turned down Muhammad Shafirul Danish Muhammad Shaffie’s offers, and he was arrested in July.<\/p>\n
While out on bail, he made a similar offer to a 15-year-old boy identified as A5, who also turned him down.<\/p>\n
On Nov 26, Shafirul, 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of communicating with a young person below 18 years old to try and obtain sexual services from him.<\/p>\n
The offender also admitted to a harassment charge. The Straits Times has contacted SPF to find out if he is still with the force.<\/p>\n
Deputy Public Prosecutor Lewis Tan told the court that Shafirul befriended A1 on Instagram in November 2024.<\/p>\n
A1 told him his age, and during a face-to-face meeting in March, Shafirul borrowed $45 from the boy.<\/p>\n
But instead of repaying the victim the following month, Shafirul repeatedly offered to perform a sexual act on him.<\/p>\n
He even offered $200 to A1, who turned him down.<\/p>\n
The DPP said: “Subsequently, the accused pretended to be someone called ‘Izz Syah’, offered to book a Grab vehicle for A1, and sent A1 a photo of four pieces of $50 notes totalling $200 to show that he had the means to pay A1.<\/p>\n
“A1 nonetheless knew that it was the accused messaging him. A1 again rejected the accused’s offer and asked the accused to return him the $45.”<\/p>\n
Shafirul said that he would not repay A1 unless the victim accepted his offer. A1 continued to turn him down and stopped communicating with him soon after.<\/p>\n
A1 then lodged a police report on April 10.<\/p>\n
Separately, Shafirul came across a TikTok post by A2 in November 2024, and the pair started chatting. A2 also told him that he was 16 years old at the time.<\/p>\n
In March, Shafirul said he wanted to perform either one of two sexual acts on A2, and offered to hand him up to $290.<\/p>\n
He also offered the boy $50 to send him a picture of his genitals.<\/p>\n
Shafirul started spamming A2 with messages after the younger teenager rejected his offers.<\/p>\n
DPP Tan said: “The accused then threatened to expose A2’s face on TikTok to shame A2 for not acceding to the accused’s offer.<\/p>\n
“A2 was scared of the accused’s threat, and he thus agreed to meet up with the accused. However, A2 delayed the meet up, causing the accused to threaten to expose A2.”<\/p>\n
Among other things, Shafirul later posted a video containing A2’s face on TikTok.<\/p>\n
In the video, the offender stated that A2 was afraid to meet him face to face.<\/p>\n
A2 later sent a message to Shafirul, telling him to stop making such posts.<\/p>\n
Shafirul then called A2 via Telegram and repeated his offer to pay A2 for a sexual act.<\/p>\n
A2 again rejected the offer, and asked Shafirul to take down the TikTok post which contained A2’s face.<\/p>\n
Shafirul refused to do so and told A2 to look for other people with whom the offender could engage in a certain sexual activity.<\/p>\n
“The accused told A2 that he was specifically looking for boys who were handsome and looked like A2, said the prosecutor.<\/p>\n
A2 told his own sister about his ordeal, and she lodged a police report in June.<\/p>\n
Shafirul was arrested the following month and was released on bail in August.<\/p>\n
Despite this, he contacted A5 in September and offered to pay him $279 for either one of two sexual activities.<\/p>\n
A5 rejected the offer, and the court heard that he had not disclosed his age to Shafirul.<\/p>\n
On Nov 26, the court called for a report to assess Shafirul’s suitability for reformative training.<\/p>\n
Young offenders ordered to undergo\u00a0reformative\u00a0training\u00a0are detained in a centre to undergo a strict regimen that can include foot drills and counselling.<\/p>\n
Shafirul will be sentenced in December.<\/p>\n
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This <\/em>article<\/em><\/a> was first published in <\/em>The Straits Times<\/em><\/a>. Permission required for reproduction.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n