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SINGAPORE \u2013 A male teacher allegedly committed sexual acts on a female student multiple times in 2023 when she was a minor below 16 years old.<\/p>\n
On April 2, the man was handed nine charges \u2013 six counts of committing indecent acts on a minor and three counts of sexually penetrating her.<\/p>\n
Details about the man and the locations of his alleged offences cannot be disclosed due to a gag order to protect the girl\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n
Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said the man was suspended from duty in January 2024 and has since been dismissed from service.<\/p>\n
An MOE spokesperson said: \u201c(We take) a serious view of staff misconduct and will not hesitate to take disciplinary action against those who fail to adhere to our standards of conduct and discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to court documents, the man and the girl allegedly kissed and hugged each other in public at a shopping mall around Feb 16, 2023. <\/p>\n
He is accused of kissing her chest area in a handicapped toilet between March and June that year.<\/p>\n
On Oct 19, 2023, the man allegedly sexually penetrated the girl in a flat and is said to have committed a similar offence on her there on Nov 2 that year.<\/p>\n
Around Nov 23, the man allegedly kissed her in a handicapped toilet.<\/p>\n
Around Dec 21, 2023, the pair were in a handicapped toilet of a shopping mall when he allegedly sexually penetrated her again.<\/p>\n
The man is represented by lawyers Kanthan Raghavendra and Kalidass Murugaiyan of Kalidass Law Corporation. His pre-trial conference is scheduled for May 29.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n