Online vice syndicate busted - 80 people nabbed including civil serpents

[SHA0KAHN]

Online vice case: Swiss can't remember if he had sex with escort

Published on Mar 25, 2013

Former banker Juerg Buergin arriving at the Subordinate Courts on 19 March 2013. Buergin denied on Monday that he actively sought out the services of an escort below 18 years of age. -- ST FILE PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI

By Elena Chong And Walter Sim

Former banker Juerg Buergin denied on Monday that he actively sought out the services of an escort below 18 years of age.

The 41-year-old Swiss national said in his defence that he could not remember if he had sex with the escort, then 17, whose age was given on the website as 18.

Buergin, who is accused of two counts of having commercial sex with the minor, said he relied on the age indicated on the website called theviemodels.

He said he did not check the identity card of the escort nor any of the escorts he had booked with the online agency as he did not think any of them would have shown their identity cards even if he had asked.

He said he was misled by both the agency and the girl that she was 18.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

 

[Grace]

Buergin, who is accused of two counts of having commercial sex with the minor, said he relied on the age indicated on the website called theviemodels.

He said he was misled by both the agency and the girl that she was 18.



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an Executive Director in a top Swiss bank and
he claimed he was misled by the gal???
this is truly pure first class Hypocrisy!!!!
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xxx

 

[melzp]

Juerg is finished. Ask ourselves who we had banged before memorably?.
Great Wall, Berlin Wall, Wall St, etc...... Cant remembered?
Its his word against the Viet. Unless the Judge is no cheongster!

 

[Grace]

Juerg is finished. Ask ourselves who we had banged before memorably?.
Great Wall, Berlin Wall, Wall St, etc...... Cant remembered?
Its his word against the Viet. Unless the Judge is no cheongster!

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is it :::
AAA))) its a honest mistake....Lets move on.
or
BBB))) Juerg was actually hunting online for fresh and young "hum"*
(*=mee-siam, No "hum").
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xxx
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[maxxi]

when ordering 17 year old girl, like Superman,King Kong, Iron Man.

kanna caught claim to be spastic!

Lawyers,lawyers..

 

[SHA0KAHN]

Underage prostitute in paid sex trial says Swiss national stood out among her clients

March 29, 2013 - 1:21am

By: Elizabeth Law

TNP PHOTO: Gavin Foo

The underage prostitute at the heart of the online vice ring case said she could remember that she had sexual intercourse with Swiss national Juerg Buergin (above), 41, who is accused of two counts of paying for sex with a minor.

During cross examination, defence lawyer Selva K. Naidu had suggested that since she had close to 80 bookings with 64 men in five months, she might not remember having sex with Buergin.

But in its closing submissions on Thursday, the prosecution said she “was sure” that she slept with all her clients except for six, and he was not one of them.

There were also a number of reasons that Buergin stood out among her customers.

He was one of “less than three” Caucasians she had serviced, he always chose luxury hotels, paid her upfront on the first occasion and always put the cash in hotel envelopes.

Read the full report in The New Paper on Friday (March 29).

 

[GoldenDragon]

Mr Swiss will be found guilty and masuk Changi Hilton 12-16 weeks.

 

[DuYunQi]

I have a different view of how this Swiss guy will end up.

it is interesting to note that this guy's trial is after the conviction of the pimp, who is found guilty of not only putting up false age of the gal on the escort website, but also not informing clients of the real age of the minor.

The Swiss guy is using this to support his claim that the pimp "intentionally" kept the real truth from him. He doesn't care about the others who did plead guilty, nor about the others after him on how they will plead. He is more concerned with the tag that if he pleades guilty, he might be labelled as a pedophile in the eyes of the international community.

And I for one, agree with him. if you call a local SG escort, do you think they will GLADLY show you their NRIC or even their passport? i believe that they would rather keep their real identities a secret. And if it is thru an agency, and the pimp assured him that the gal is 18 or above, why would he not believe?

It is also a ridiculous thing to claim that you can tell another person's real age by their physical appearance. It is never reliable to gauge another person's real age just by looking at them. Whoever says otherwise, is just trying to be an idiot. If I bring a smaller person (of height and physique) to let you see, you would probably not be able to determine the person's real age.

This Swiss guy is, imho, saying the right thing... that the pimp, and also the gal, has withheld the real age and lied to all those ppl who engaged the minor's services. To all who pleaded guilty, well, too bad.. they either didn't want to drag on cos don't want to pump in more money, or believe that they want a closure and for this to end and let ppl forget it over time.. or just think that the court will not allow them to claim otherwise.

This Swiss guy is actually asking the court to show, not only to ppl in SG, but to the world, that the judicial system here is credible. As, if they were to determine that he is guilty.. we could be the laughing stock of the whole world for being a naive and simple-minded buffoons who can't even rationalize on a simple case of lie, deceit and forgery.

 

[tonychat]

if those guys is man enough to get women to have sex with them willingly, there will not be such problems..

 

[GoldenDragon]

I have a different view of how this Swiss guy will end up.

it is interesting to note that this guy's trial is after the conviction of the pimp, who is found guilty of not only putting up false age of the gal on the escort website, but also not informing clients of the real age of the minor.

The Swiss guy is using this to support his claim that the pimp "intentionally" kept the real truth from him. He doesn't care about the others who did plead guilty, nor about the others after him on how they will plead. He is more concerned with the tag that if he pleades guilty, he might be labelled as a pedophile in the eyes of the international community.

And I for one, agree with him. if you call a local SG escort, do you think they will GLADLY show you their NRIC or even their passport? i believe that they would rather keep their real identities a secret. And if it is thru an agency, and the pimp assured him that the gal is 18 or above, why would he not believe?

It is also a ridiculous thing to claim that you can tell another person's real age by their physical appearance. It is never reliable to gauge another person's real age just by looking at them. Whoever says otherwise, is just trying to be an idiot. If I bring a smaller person (of height and physique) to let you see, you would probably not be able to determine the person's real age.

This Swiss guy is, imho, saying the right thing... that the pimp, and also the gal, has withheld the real age and lied to all those ppl who engaged the minor's services. To all who pleaded guilty, well, too bad.. they either didn't want to drag on cos don't want to pump in more money, or believe that they want a closure and for this to end and let ppl forget it over time.. or just think that the court will not allow them to claim otherwise.

This Swiss guy is actually asking the court to show, not only to ppl in SG, but to the world, that the judicial system here is credible. As, if they were to determine that he is guilty.. we could be the laughing stock of the whole world for being a naive and simple-minded buffoons who can't even rationalize on a simple case of lie, deceit and forgery.

Fully agree with your comments.

To me, the 'victims' of this case appears to be the accused persons. If one look and rightaway can tell a girl is below 18, a different story altogether. But, how to tell when that girl is weeks or months away from 18?

 

[kongsimi]

once you look at the delicious buffet spread in the restaurants.

would you ask for the ingredients expiry date?

 

[SHA0KAHN]

Businessman denies having sex with underage prostitute

A businessman maintained in court that he did not have paid sex with an underage prostitute, saying that his police statement was made under duress.

SINGAPORE: A businessman in court Monday maintained that he did not have paid sex with an underage prostitute, saying that his police statement was made under duress and thus not admissible in court.

The 50-year-old businessman Edward Whistler Goh is implicated in an online vice ring case and is accused of having commercial sex with an underage prostitute.

Goh is contesting allegations that he had paid sex with the underage prostitute in September 2010 and October 2011. Court documents stated he paid the girl, who was then under the age of 18, a total of S$950 for her services.

A hearing known as "a trial within a trial" is underway. The court will decide at the end of the “trial within a trial” whether Goh’s police statement was made voluntary, and thus admissible. The main trial will then start after that.

Goh is one of 51 men to be charged with having commercial sex with the minor. He is the second man to contest the charges, following Swiss national Juerg Buergin.

Goh can be fined and jailed up to seven years if found guilty.

- CNA/jc

 

[SHA0KAHN]

Online vice ring: Accused admits to sex with minor, but only after they 'became friends'

By Tham Yuen-c
The Straits Times
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013

SINGAPORE - Edward Whistler Goh Ngian Meng, the second man claiming trial in the online vice ring case, revealed in court on Thursday that those trysts took place in 2011, and that he had contacted the girl directly.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

They paid up to $750 for sex

Businesman Edward Whistler Goh Ngian Meng, 49, was also charged on Wednesday.

He is listed as the founder and CEO of Edward Whistler International Group, which specialises in business consulting and management training.

He allegedly paid $450 to sleep with Miss XXX at Hotel 81 Bencoolen on Sept 26, 2010, at about 7pm.

For another $500, he allegedly slept with her again at 5pm on Oct 24 last year, at a condominium unit near Katong.

 

[laksaboy]

'Can't remember if we had sex' - selective amnesia at its finest.

 

[Crane]

Online vice ring: Accused admits to sex with minor, but only after they 'became friends'

By Tham Yuen-c
The Straits Times
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013

SINGAPORE - Edward Whistler Goh Ngian Meng, the second man claiming trial in the online vice ring case, revealed in court on Thursday that those trysts took place in 2011, and that he had contacted the girl directly.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

They paid up to $750 for sex

Businesman Edward Whistler Goh Ngian Meng, 49, was also charged on Wednesday.

He is listed as the founder and CEO of Edward Whistler International Group, which specialises in business consulting and management training.

He allegedly paid $450 to sleep with Miss XXX at Hotel 81 Bencoolen on Sept 26, 2010, at about 7pm.

For another $500, he allegedly slept with her again at 5pm on Oct 24 last year, at a condominium unit near Katong.

Why must pay money for sex ? Lack of manly charm ? Dunno how to chat up girls ?

 

[SHA0KAHN]

Business consultant says he only had sex with prostitute after she turned 18

By Claire Huang
POSTED: 11 Apr 2013 7:00 PM

A business consultant accused of having commercial sex with an underage prostitute said Thursday that he only had sex with her after she turned 18.

Edward Whistler Goh (photo: Francine Lim, channelnewsasia.com)

SINGAPORE: A business consultant accused of having commercial sex with an underage prostitute said Thursday that he had sex with her in 2011 but not in 2010, when she was still under 18 years of age.

Edward Whistler Goh faces two counts of having paid sex with a minor - once in September 2010 and another in October 2010.

Goh said in court Thursday that he told the officer recording his police statement that he met the girl several times. Goh added that he also told the recording officer he did not have sex with her on the two occasions in 2010 that he has been accused of.

The 50-year-old said the investigation officer was only interested in the two charges, and that he told the officer he also had sex with the girl in 2011.

The prosecution, in an attempt to poke holes in Goh's testimony and discredit him, took issue with Goh’s revelation in court.

The prosecutor said Goh did not mention any of the above during Wednesday's questioning, for which Goh apologised.

Goh is currently contesting the admissibility of his police statement, maintaining that the statement was made under threats and inducement.

The court will decide at the end of a “trial within a trial” whether Goh’s police statement was made voluntarily, and thus admissible. The main trial will then start after that.

The business consultant has accused his recording officer of threatening to charge him with various crimes if he did not cooperate during the investigation.

The threats include charging him for being a runner and helping out with the prostitution ring, as well as having commercial sex with a minor, said Goh.

The prosecution however questioned the rationale of Goh admitting to having commercial sex with the girl, as opposed to being charged for not cooperating with the police.

Goh then explained that the officer promised twice that he would not be charged.

The district judge then asked what happened to the threats.

Goh said the threats persisted and that there were untruths in his statement. "All I know was I wanted to get out of the place," said Goh.

The prosecution then asked why Goh signed the statement even though there were so many untruths in it.

Goh replied saying that he was anxious to get out of the police station, and that the officer told him he had to sign the statement before he could go.

Goh is one of 51 men to be charged with having commercial sex with the minor. He is the second man to contest the charges, following Swiss national Juerg Buergin.

Goh can be fined and jailed up to seven years if found guilty.

The trial continues.

- CNA/jc

 

[DuYunQi]

Why must pay money for sex ? Lack of manly charm ? Dunno how to chat up girls ?

because it's easier to attract better looking women who look at cash rather than looks?
Flash money at women, and most probably 8 out of 10 will sleep with you.. the other 2 might pretend and then quietly slip their numbers to you to meet in private.

it's the real world. why waste time when you can do it with money and get instant gratification from women who crave cash and expensive gifts?

 

[PUNISHER]

Why must pay money for sex ? Lack of manly charm ? Dunno how to chat up girls ?

Sometimes pay for sex is easy for married man cause fuck and go no string attach

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

The appeal of paid sex is the idea of "fuck and forget". No responsibility of a relationship and the emotional baggage that comes with it.
Men, by nature, get bored very easily eating the same dish every day. Why have hamburgers when you can have steak once in a while?

 

[Lordshiva]

Why must pay money for sex ? Lack of manly charm ? Dunno how to chat up girls ?

Bro, if you are married ....definitely less of a farking hassle and when you pay them money....its to pay them to fuck off and dont bother you understand?

you think what? Pay for lurrrvee??? heeheeheehee