Female Singapore teacher jailed for sex with student

The teacher, who was married with two children, started a relationship with the student last year after she started counseling him, the Straits Times daily reported on its website.

Their names were withheld to protect the minor's identity.

The court was told that she wooed the boy with gifts including a copy of the bestselling book “Eat, Pray, Love”, which dealt with a divorced American woman's adventures and was made into a film starring Julia Roberts in 2010.

The two continued their relationship for more than a month, during which they had consensual sex at the teacher's flat before the student's parents found out about the affair and reported her to the school.

Another news portal, channelnewsasia.com, said the judge noted that psychiatrists found “no predatory pedophilic tendencies” in the teacher, which led to the comparatively light sentence.

Under Singapore law, an adult found guilty of engaging sexual intercourse with anyone under the age of 16 — even if it's consensual — faces up to 10 years' imprisonment, a fine or both.

SHARE CLOSE
Blogger		Google+
Live Journal		Plurk
Stumble Upon

Tweet

	PREVIOUS ARTICLE
	US envoy urges Tibet reforms after rare trip

NEXT ARTICLE
Indonesia bomb plot highlights increase of intolerance: analysts

Write a Comment

Terms

Enter your comments - 3000 characters max

Type in image code

 Receive China Post promos
 Respond to this email

Submit