Rapist dad saw teen daughter at police station, went home to change, then surrendered

[u/Krazyguylone]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/rapist-dad-saw-teen-daughter-at-police-station-went-home-to-change-then-surrendered?ref=latest

[u/go_zarian]

51 years old.

Regrettably, he cannot get the rotan, right?

[u/chopemaster → u/go_zarian]

Yup can't, miss the mark by a year.

[u/giraffelaydonut → u/go_zarian]

Cost of living rising, punishment for offences should also be considered for inflation, should increase age for rotan

[u/LoveLimerence → u/giraffelaydonut]

Why rotan has age limit when crime has no age limit? As long as the man is deemed healthy enough to be served……

[u/operaduck289 → u/go_zarian]

What I don’t get is, he raped her in 2024. Which means he was 49 when he rape his daughter. Shouldn’t he still get the cane given that the crime is committed when he was under 50?

So he’s just freaking lucky that the courts took 2 years to charge him and by then he’s passed the 50 year mark? Something’s not right here. But i’m no lawyer of course.

[u/bickusdickus69allday → u/operaduck289]

The "Time of Infliction" Rule: The law explicitly tests for medical safety and age at the moment of caning. Even if a person is caught, tried, or sentenced while they are under 50, if the legal process delays the actual caning of the sentence until after their 50th birthday, the prison authorities cannot legally carry out the caning

[u/MadKyaw → u/bickusdickus69allday]

The more famous example, a man shit himself in court to force the sentencing to be delayed so he'd be no longer eligible to get caned

[u/Puzzleheaded_Mess241 → u/MadKyaw]

wow which case was this lol. i think even if he didn’t do that, he wouldn’t have been caned. they don’t get caned the moment they start serving.

they’re put on some kind of waitlist while they serve their sentence so they’ll never know when until they wake up one day and get sent for the medical checkup, that’s when they know it’s coming

[u/MadKyaw → u/Puzzleheaded_Mess241]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/rapist-who-defecated-in-court-gets-additional-jail-time-no-canin-705751

He had delayed court proceedings more than once, by defecating in his pants on the way out of court in January before smearing it on his shirt.

He also wiped some of it on a glass panel separating him from the court interpreter.

In August last year, he urinated and flashed his penis in court, but psychiatric assessments later found him to be mentally sound.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Mess241 → u/MadKyaw]

jfc. guy knew what he was doing then since he did it more than once. gross… he should’ve been charged for public exposure and just that disgusting behaviour

[u/ze_goodest_boi]

First time actually seeing the word ‘rapist’ in the headline. Piece of shit.

[u/MadKyaw → u/ze_goodest_boi]

Its because the rapist pleaded guilty to Rape and can now be officially & legally be called one 

[u/kokolokololollipop]

Why , I don’t get it. He can rot in jail . Fk beast

[u/katsuge]

Yucks. Disgusting human. How can you ever do this to your own child

[u/ConnectionSenior6787]

Go rot in jail

[u/_IsNull]

On numerous occasions he would pull her hair, hit her with a clothes hanger, and cane her multiple times, even for slight infractions.
The victim believed it was normal for him to use violence against her, said the prosecutor.

[u/Eseru → u/_IsNull]

My heart breaks every time I read about a child who was abused so often they think it's normal.

[u/chopemaster → u/Eseru]

Every child deserve a parent, but not every parent deserve a child.

[u/chopemaster]

"The man cannot be caned as he is above 50 years old."

No mercy to pedophiles especially one who is suppose to be the protector for their children, not their nightmare. Gag older should only be to protect children.

[u/Plenty_Yak5605 → u/chopemaster]

Even if you're 50 years old, it doesn't matter at what age u are, u will still receive punishment. No good deed goes unpunished. I am sick of having to hear all these f**ked up stories about minors or random ppl getting raped. These kinds of terrible monsters need to be removed from Society

[u/Stormydaycoffee]

Man I could not imagine being this guy’s lawyer. The visceral disgust I have for him just reading this

[u/Sceptikskeptic → u/Stormydaycoffee]

Everyone gets a fair trial.

If you do not believe in this then don't live in a country with rule of law.

[u/Icy-Cockroach4515 → u/Sceptikskeptic]

I mean "he should get a fair trial" and "I would not want to be his lawyer" are two lines of thought that can exist at the same time.

[u/Stormydaycoffee → u/Sceptikskeptic]

Eh well sure but unless you’re a public defense lawyer, otherwise one can still support fair trials while not wanting to be the lawyer for pieces of shit like this.

[u/DistributionSalty721 → u/Stormydaycoffee]

Lawyers will say it is to protect his rights so he get the correct punishment

[u/FlipFlopForALiving → u/DistributionSalty721]

Is that wrong though?

[u/klkk12345]

life expectancy has increased why not increase the caning age to 60

[u/snowybell]

Cb wasted he is 51

[u/Thaelynd]

Another terrible day to have eyes... 15-year-old girl...

[u/DoubleTie2696 → u/Thaelynd]

and its his daughter too

[u/residentcaprice]

wtf, he's 51 so he won't get the rotan.

[u/snowysnowy]

"The prosecution sought a jail term of between 13 years and eight months and 14 years and nine months, with an extra 18 to 24 weeks’ jail in lieu of nine to 11 strokes of the cane."

"The man’s lawyer, Gregory Fong, asked for a jail term of 13 years and five months."

Defence asking for only 3 months lighter than the prosecution just shows there's nothing left to defend for this piece of shit.

[u/bohpian]

So happy that she reported him. He deserves a much higher sentence

[u/sgmaven]

He is really a nasty piece of work! People like that really don’t belong in society!

[u/overloud]

Daughter??? My heart breaks for her

[u/starboundseeker]

Am I crazy or is ST getting more and more unprofessional as time goes on. "Knew the game is up" ?????

[u/GelatoBravado → u/starboundseeker]

Straits Times is becoming sensationalist. Statements of facts mixed with value judgment. They sometimes read like Reddit posts or casual opinions on TikTok. I observed this initially in the younger writers but the older ones are now doing the same.

‘He knew the game was up’ reads like an audiobook. Atrocious.

The more appropriate headline would be ‘Father found guilty of rape and other sexual offences’.

[u/starboundseeker → u/GelatoBravado]

Thanks for putting my opinion in a more formal manner. Am absolutely disgusted that a poor girl was raped and that was the best they could come up with to describe her ordeal.

[u/G-88 → u/GelatoBravado]

Well they just changed it

[u/Jaycee_015x → u/starboundseeker]

As someone who studied Journalism, I have never liked ST's writing style. I had even fact-checked them reporting an article several years ago where their writer got the country wrong. ST's editor revised that article the following day and simply removed all mention of the country instead of correcting their error.

[u/chopemaster → u/Jaycee_015x]

I also don't like, I rmb a few years back when they spelled the name of someone I knew wrongly on the straits time article.

[u/Ordinary-Ad1233 → u/Jaycee_015x]

Is there a difference between using the words "rape" and "sexual assault"?

"Rape" seems more sensationalist but I'm not sure what the conventions for journalism are like. I would expect to see it in garbage like The Sun and not a broadsheet.

[u/Hex245 → u/Ordinary-Ad1233]

It might be based on what the police/court/official report stated it as. Iirc, legally, rape MUST prove penetration while sexual assault does not. In court, they’re each its own thing.

[u/HungryLord → u/starboundseeker]

Thought I was the only one noticing this. While the meaning is clear, it just feels weird in this context

[u/Traxgen → u/starboundseeker]

Honestly the headline reads more like a Mothership article lol

[u/shrekalamadingdong → u/Traxgen]

I’m what way

[u/DistributionSalty721 → u/starboundseeker]

Yes, putting rape too lightly. And I question the dramatic way it was written, when the point is that he only surrendered when he realised he would be caught

[u/rekabre → u/starboundseeker]

Did you grab a screenshot? Looks like they edited it. Not seeing that phrase anymore lol

[u/G-88 → u/rekabre]

The original title is the title of this post

[u/rekabre → u/G-88]

Was replying to OP's comment about the phrase "he knew the game was up"

[u/G-88 → u/rekabre]

oh yeah, i actually did screenshot it because i had never expected ST to conjure up that sentence.

[u/starboundseeker → u/rekabre]

I did

[u/HowIsRedditAGoodIdea → u/starboundseeker]

Soon we may get “Singaporean man SLAMMED by court for offences” as headlines

[u/_Deshkar_]

Daughter?? This is terrible , especially since it normalized the violence for her

[u/yoohnified]

should really get rid of the “cannot cane 50y/o and above” law. if one has the strength to rape, he has the strength to get caned

[u/niksshck7221]

14 years max... Our legal system is a joke💀

[u/Fonteyn-]

Some people are just worse than animals.

[u/crankthehandle]

Thankfully the girl did the right thing.

[u/CantthinkofaUserIdee]

Based on the things he has done (cheating, CBT, voyuerism, domestic violence) , this person is a real piece of work. Good riddance. May the hand of justice hit him hard.

[u/MURDERWAVE]

Life ruined. Only fair to be sentenced for life.

[u/kensolee]

Sounds like the mother isn't around? For her to seek the police alone. Hope the school/msfd educate vulnerable kids that these things are not ok and should report police asap.

[u/take0a0pinch → u/kensolee]

Maybe mother was working during the day when the incident happened?
The daughter was able to keep calm and went straight to the police station after the attack instead of washing up just to keep the evidence, she already display certain bravery and mind.

[u/onionwba]

Wa shag add up maybe just about 15 years only.

Should be locked up for life.

[u/Adventurous-Hand-648]

I saw "51 years old" and nearly punched my monitor.

[u/chopemaster → u/Adventurous-Hand-648]

He may not get caning but he'll likely get more years in prison.

[u/iwantaspudgun → u/chopemaster]

Only max 12 more months in lieu of caning, not the same trade-off IMO. Just chemically castrate this beast.

[u/weatheredown]

bro what the heck did I just read????

[u/JVO248]

Max jail and special rotten for him inside!

[u/gaoxingdcf]

This one really damn disgusting. How can anyone rape their own flesh and blood? They can rot in jail for all I care.

[u/iwantaspudgun]

Every time I read news like that my heart just breaks for the victim. It’s really, incredibly sad to be born to the worst type of people. Instead of having a fulfilling childhood being protected and doted on, you have a beast who rapes you? I cannot fathom how one even move on from this. 🥲

[u/QuestioingEverything]

How do I say something without getting banned?

[u/Potential_Banana403]

Like I said, repeaters. There is no “rehabbing” them.

[u/jinbesan]

This is so heartbreaking…

[u/RandomDustBunny]

The only silver lining is she went straight to the police. 0 hesitation.

[u/Cool_Professional118]

The girl is so brave and quick-thinking to report right after so the evidence is preserved. What a poor thing... i hope she is getting the help she needs 

[u/noobieee]

Poor girl

[u/LoveLimerence]

Happened in 2024 and reported immediately. Can the law be updated to immediate caning for such cases where perpetrator is related by blood to the victim, and nearing 50?

Otherwise just raise the age to 60.

Or make sure to put him in a cell where he will be treated “well” by fellow inmates.

[u/tryingmydarnest → u/LoveLimerence]

Vigilante justice has no place in prisons, much less met out by convicted lawbreakers.

[u/chokemebigdaddy]

Don’t cane the person, that’s wrong. It was his dick that did the deed, so cane the dick.

Problem solved? I’ll even give him a 50% discount on the caning number.

[u/Armpithair1000]

it’s always a MAN