SAF scholar fined for misconduct involving female subordinate

[MarrickG]

A FORMER deputy director in the Defence Ministry’s defence policy office has been convicted for misconduct under military law.

The senior army officer, who was brought before a tribunal on Jan 7, was fined $6,000 for the offence.

Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Teo Li-Wei, 33, pleaded guilty to one charge of behaving in a manner unbecoming of a member of the Singapore Armed Forces.

His offence involved a female subordinate, although the exact nature of what happened was not made public.

The court martial took place at a subordinate military court at the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Court Martial Centre in Choa Chu Kang Way on Monday.

The SAF scholar, who has a son but is separated from his wife, has also been suspended from his duties, said Mindef.

The Straits Times understands that Lt-Col Teo will leave the SAF following the legal proceedings.

Monday’s hearing took place two weeks after Lt-Col Teo’s lawyers asked for a Jan 7 court martial to be adjourned to give them time to make legal representations to the military prosecutor.

The former Hwa Chong Junior College student was part of a four-man team which represented Singapore in the World Schools Debating Championships in 1995. He then snagged an SAF scholarship and studied at Oxford University.

He went on to graduate with a master’s degree in international relations from the London School of Economics.

The infantry-trained officer is the highest-ranking SAF officer to be brought before a military court for offences related to dealings with female subordinates in a decade.

In June 2000, an army colonel admitted making sexual advances towards a married female subordinate. For his offence, he was demoted to the rank of major and lost more than $325,000 in retirement benefits.

Under the SAF Act, Lt-Col Teo could have been jailed up to two years.

 

[tonychat]

ahhh just another sinkie using his sinkie behavior to disturb others.

 

[Papsmearer]

Something wrong with this story. This chap must have pissed off some elite pappy dog, and than kenna whacked. Usually, this kind of stuff is very common in the SAF. Making sexual advances is not the same as molesting or raping. Sexual advances is a he said, she said. There is no prove unless he was texting her or some thing like that. There are so many cases of sexual interaction in the SAF. I know one guy who worked at MINDEF, and ended up marrying his co-worker in the same office. Obviously he must have asked her to go on dates and what not, and its just a matter of interpretation that she did not accused him of sexual advances. Same with so many Commando NCOs marrying the parachute packers. Not to mention the most buaya of them all, Winston Choo, banging all the SDC girls and what not. If WInston Choo can use his position to fuck SAF personnel and get away with it, than this accused chap is a small time fry and a saint compared to WC.

 

[scroobal]

Screwing a colleague, subordinate, superior happens all the time. When they get charged or have to face a disciplinary board, the issue is much serious where the office or rank is abused to further the romance or sexual relationship. The examples are promoting your lover, sending your married lover for overseas training and taking leave to meet up with her to further the liaison at state expense, sending the your lover's unsuspecting spouse overseas for training while you bonk her in her matrimonial home.

As he was charged and presumably forced to resign, he certainly used his rank and office for sex.

This is actually not uncommon. Even more interesting is the number of same sex relationships where the office has been misused.

Something wrong with this story.

 

[scroobal]

Screwing a colleague, subordinate, superior happens all the time. When they get charged or have to face a disciplinary board, the issue is much more serious where the office or rank is abused to further the romance or sexual relationship. The examples are promoting your lover, sending your married lover for overseas training and taking leave to meet up with her to further the liaison at state expense, sending the your lover's unsuspecting spouse overseas for training while you bonk her in her matrimonial home.

As he was charged and presumably forced to resign, he certainly used his rank and office for sex.

This is actually not uncommon. Even more interesting is the number of same sex relationships where the office has been misused.

Something wrong with this story.

 

[kaipoh]

This moron doesn't know how to wipe his mouth clean. In 1972 my lcp bayi medic laid sgt dental nurse on the dental couch and gave her a proper screw, nothing happened.

A FORMER deputy director in the Defence Ministry’s defence policy office has been convicted for misconduct under military law.

The senior army officer, who was brought before a tribunal on Jan 7, was fined $6,000 for the offence.

Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Teo Li-Wei, 33, pleaded guilty to one charge of behaving in a manner unbecoming of a member of the Singapore Armed Forces.

His offence involved a female subordinate, although the exact nature of what happened was not made public.

The court martial took place at a subordinate military court at the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Court Martial Centre in Choa Chu Kang Way on Monday.

The SAF scholar, who has a son but is separated from his wife, has also been suspended from his duties, said Mindef.

The Straits Times understands that Lt-Col Teo will leave the SAF following the legal proceedings.

Monday’s hearing took place two weeks after Lt-Col Teo’s lawyers asked for a Jan 7 court martial to be adjourned to give them time to make legal representations to the military prosecutor.

The former Hwa Chong Junior College student was part of a four-man team which represented Singapore in the World Schools Debating Championships in 1995. He then snagged an SAF scholarship and studied at Oxford University.

He went on to graduate with a master’s degree in international relations from the London School of Economics.

The infantry-trained officer is the highest-ranking SAF officer to be brought before a military court for offences related to dealings with female subordinates in a decade.

In June 2000, an army colonel admitted making sexual advances towards a married female subordinate. For his offence, he was demoted to the rank of major and lost more than $325,000 in retirement benefits.

Under the SAF Act, Lt-Col Teo could have been jailed up to two years.