Lim Shu Jie Edwin, 43, sexually assaulted his friend's daughter, who was then 28 years old, at the Singapore Land Tower and in a private-hire car
In 2017, Lim became a regular at a cafe the victim's father ran and soon became acquainted with the victim and her father.
According to court documents, Lim and the victim met for dinner on April 12, 2019 at Singapore Land Tower in Raffles Place to catch up. This was the first time that they had met up outside of a work setting.
After having dinner and two bottles of wine, the duo left the restaurant when Lim spotted a club-cum-bar nearby.
"Despite the victim stating that she was tired and wished to call it a night, the accused insisted on entering (the bar) for a drink," said the prosecution.
Lim then ordered two glasses of gin and tonic, and they chatted for a while. When Lim left for the washroom, the victim lost consciousness.
When she regained consciousness, she was sitting on a ledge outside the Singapore Land Tower with her upper body slumped over Lim's lap, and Lim was molesting and sexually assaulting her.
She "felt extreme pain and discomfort", said the prosecution.
"The victim slapped the accused’s hand aside repeatedly and told the accused to stop but the accused persisted."
As she was drifting in and out of consciousness, the victim could not recall how the assault came to an end.
Her next memory was of herself in the backseat of a private-hire car, the prosecution said, where Lim was sexually assaulting her again.
Using whatever energy she had, she told Lim to stop and pushed his hand away. Despite that, Lim told her "no" and continued doing so.
The next morning, on April 13, 2019, Lim texted the victim multiple times and apologised for going "overboard".
In response, the victim replied that it was inappropriate that Lim had taken advantage of her, especially since he was a friend of the victim's father.
She blocked him after he apologised again and asked if he could do anything "to make this situation better".
The court heard that the victim made a police report against Lim on July 14, 2019. This was a day after her father found out about the sexual assault from her and told her to make a report.
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WHAT HAPPENED
In 2017, Lim became a regular at a cafe the victim's father ran and soon became acquainted with the victim and her father.
According to court documents, Lim and the victim met for dinner on April 12, 2019 at Singapore Land Tower in Raffles Place to catch up. This was the first time that they had met up outside of a work setting.
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After having dinner and two bottles of wine, the duo left the restaurant when Lim spotted a club-cum-bar nearby.
"Despite the victim stating that she was tired and wished to call it a night, the accused insisted on entering (the bar) for a drink," said the prosecution.
Lim then ordered two glasses of gin and tonic, and they chatted for a while. When Lim left for the washroom, the victim lost consciousness.
When she regained consciousness, she was sitting on a ledge outside the Singapore Land Tower with her upper body slumped over Lim's lap, and Lim was molesting and sexually assaulting her.
She "felt extreme pain and discomfort", said the prosecution.
"The victim slapped the accused’s hand aside repeatedly and told the accused to stop but the accused persisted."
As she was drifting in and out of consciousness, the victim could not recall how the assault came to an end.
Her next memory was of herself in the backseat of a private-hire car, the prosecution said, where Lim was sexually assaulting her again.
Using whatever energy she had, she told Lim to stop and pushed his hand away. Despite that, Lim told her "no" and continued doing so.
The next morning, on April 13, 2019, Lim texted the victim multiple times and apologised for going "overboard".
In response, the victim replied that it was inappropriate that Lim had taken advantage of her, especially since he was a friend of the victim's father.
She blocked him after he apologised again and asked if he could do anything "to make this situation better".
The court heard that the victim made a police report against Lim on July 14, 2019. This was a day after her father found out about the sexual assault from her and told her to make a report.
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