The repercussions of the HIV registry breach is likely to go beyond the 14,200 people whose personal data was leaked online, say experts.
Political analyst Eugene Tan said the scandal has raised questions on whether Singapore's systems are robust enough.
The Singapore Management University law don told The New Paper it is worrying how the man behind the leak, Mikhy Farrera Brochez, now 34, managed to evade so many checks.
After arriving here in January 2008 to join his Singaporean lover, Ler Teck Siang, the American used a fake passport to take an HIV test, which was positive.
But he managed to deceive the Ministry of Manpower about his HIV status twice with the help of Ler, who provided his own blood for the HIV tests.
The deception enabled Brochez to get an employment pass.
He then used fake certificates to get teaching jobs at two polytechnics and at least one private institution over eight years.
At Temasek Polytechnic, he taught psychology and early childhood subjects from February 2009 to January 2011.
He also claimed to be a child prodigy and the youngest registered psychologist in the history of the American Psychological Association.
He then worked as a lecturer in Ngee Ann's School of Humanities & Social Sciences from June 2011 to April 2012.
Highlighting how Brochez managed to get away with his deceptions for so many years, Prof Tan said: "It makes one wonder how many others might have also beaten the system.
"He might have had help, but when you look at the roles he played as an educator and child psychologist, it raises the question on whether checks across the sectors were robust enough."
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Political analyst Eugene Tan said the scandal has raised questions on whether Singapore's systems are robust enough.
The Singapore Management University law don told The New Paper it is worrying how the man behind the leak, Mikhy Farrera Brochez, now 34, managed to evade so many checks.
After arriving here in January 2008 to join his Singaporean lover, Ler Teck Siang, the American used a fake passport to take an HIV test, which was positive.
But he managed to deceive the Ministry of Manpower about his HIV status twice with the help of Ler, who provided his own blood for the HIV tests.
The deception enabled Brochez to get an employment pass.
He then used fake certificates to get teaching jobs at two polytechnics and at least one private institution over eight years.
At Temasek Polytechnic, he taught psychology and early childhood subjects from February 2009 to January 2011.
He also claimed to be a child prodigy and the youngest registered psychologist in the history of the American Psychological Association.
He then worked as a lecturer in Ngee Ann's School of Humanities & Social Sciences from June 2011 to April 2012.
Highlighting how Brochez managed to get away with his deceptions for so many years, Prof Tan said: "It makes one wonder how many others might have also beaten the system.
"He might have had help, but when you look at the roles he played as an educator and child psychologist, it raises the question on whether checks across the sectors were robust enough."
More at https://tinyurI.com/yao8x8no
