Man gets 11 weeks' jail for sex with underage girl
By Alice Chia | Posted: 19 December 2012 1223 hrs
SINGAPORE: A 37-year-old man was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 weeks' jail for having sex with an underage prostitute.
Tan Wei Siong pleaded guilty to one charge of paying the girl $450 for sex at Hotel 81 Bencoolen on 6 October 2010.
Tan is one of the 51 men charged with having paid sex with the girl in a high-profile online vice ring case. He is the 16th man sentenced in the case.
At the time of the offence, Tan was employed as a management executive with Siglap South Community Centre.
He got to know about the girl through a website advertising escort services of various women. The website was operated by a 38-year-old pimp, Tang Boon Thiew.
The court was told that Tan sent an SMS to Tang on 5 October 2010, enquiring if the girl was available.
When Tang replied "yes", Tan proceeded to book the hotel room. Tang then informed the girl about the hotel room number.
The girl was 17 years old at that time.
The maximum penalty for commercial sex with a person below 18 is seven years' jail and a fine.
- CNA/al
- wong chee tat :)
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