SEX for 'A' grade: Law prof arrested
A law professor from the National University of Singapore (NUS) is under investigation for giving out a good grade in exchange for sex, The New Paper reported on Wednesday, July 25.
According to the paper, it is the first case of its kind in Singapore.
The professor was apparently called up together with several other colleagues by the Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau (CPIB) in April and was subsequently placed under arrest. A fellow colleague had bailed him out, reported The New Paper.
The lecturer had been practising in a top law firm for several years after having graduated from a top overseas university, The New Paper discovered.
He then switched to a teaching career in the 1990s.
The 23-year-old fourth-year law student, who has since graduated, is currently a pupil in a local law firm.
She has been described by her friends as a lively and ambitious person. She had told some friends about the incident believing that it had blown over.
Last year, when she was still in university, she had approached the professor for a better grade.
The students who spoke to The New Paper said that in order to be hired by one of the top four law firms in Singapore, a student has to graduate with at least a second uppers honours.
In order to get an 'A' grade for the elective, the student had struck a deal to have sex with the professor, the daily reported.
Criminal lawyer Ravinderpal Singh also told the paper that the prosecution count one charge for every time that the professor had sex with the student even if she had only received one 'A' grade from him.
Their arrangement was not a one-off and she had sex with him on several occasions.
According to the lawyers who commented on the case, corruption is not limited to monetary benefits and can be in the form of sex and gifts.
NUS and CPIB have declined to comment as it is an ongoing case.
The university told the paper that they are aware that there is ongoing investigation regarding one of their staff members and they are cooperating with the authorities.
-Edvantage