Teen in Singapore who sexually assaulted younger sister ordered to undergo reformative training

SINGAPORE: A teenager was ordered on Tuesday (March 4) to undergo reformative training for at least a year for sexually assaulting his younger sister on two separate occasions.

The 19-year-old, who cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the victim’s identity, will be detained in a centre to observe a strict regimen that can include foot drills and counselling.

He earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually penetrating the underage victim.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Quek Lu Yi told the court in earlier proceedings that the offender was 14 when he became curious about sex after attending sexuality education classes in school in early 2020.

He was at home between March 16 and 31 that year when he asked the victim if he could “touch” her.

The 13-year-old girl initially refused to let him do so but gave in when he pestered her. He also asked her to perform a sexual act on him and she complied.

He struck again when he was 16 in March 2022 after he consumed alcohol, as he was unhappy with his O-level results.

He saw the victim studying in the living room of their home and asked her if she wanted to have sex with him.

He also asked her to perform a sexual act on him and she refused to do so at first. She relented when he again pestered her.

DPP Quek said: “She felt helpless and did not know how to tell the accused that they should not be performing sexual acts.”

The victim later told a friend that the offender had been harassing her.

She alerted the police on March 22, 2022, and her brother was charged in court in 2024. – The Straits Times/ANN