Justice Pang Khang Chau had set out detailed grounds for his decision in an 84-page judgment on May 12, 2023, about a year after the prosecution filed an appeal against the acquittal.
Mr Tan Yew Sin was 43 years old when he drove a 19-year-old passenger home in the early hours of May 19, 2018. The woman had been drinking at a bar with friends.
After they arrived at her condominium, he engaged in sexual acts with her in his car.
Later that day, Mr Tan was arrested. He was charged with one count each of sexual assault by penetration, attempted rape and outrage of modesty, all of which he fought in a trial.