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21 men, aged between 23 and 61, were arrested in Singapore for their suspected involvement in the following offences:
Photo by SPF
Photo by SPF
Photo by SPF
Photo by SPF
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Another 24-year-old man allegedly engaged in sexual communication with another young female victim and they had exchanged intimate photographs with each other.
The man also allegedly threatened to publish her photographs online if she refused to share more intimate materials of herself.
Police investigations have established the two victims to be foreigners based overseas.
Amongst the persons arrested in Singapore, 11 have been referred to the Home Team Community Assistance and Referral Scheme (HT CARES), where social workers, also known as CARES officers, will conduct social triaging on them and assess whether further intervention is needed.
These men were arrested as part of a cross-border operation targeting online child sexual exploitation activities.
435 people were arrested in total across multiple countries, with another 109 persons are assisting with police investigations, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) added in a press release.
In total, there are 525 men and 19 women, between the ages of 13 and 68.
Raids were carried out at 269 locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand.
Electronic devices, including 84 computers, 279 handphones, 32 tablets, 150 storage devices and nine routers, as well as child sexual abuse materials created by generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, were seized.
As for non-consensual sexual assault involving penetration, if the other person is below 14 years of age, an accused person may be punished with a jail term of up to 20 years, and shall also be liable to a fine or caning upon conviction.
For threatening the distribution of an intimate image or recording of another person, the penalty is imprisonment for up to five years, or a fine, or caning, or being subject to any combination of such punishments upon conviction.
In addition, if the victim is below 14 years of age for this offence, the offender, upon conviction, will be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to a fine or caning.
As for sexual communication with a minor below 16 years of age to obtain sexual gratification, the offender may be punished with a jail term of up to three years, or get fined, or be subjected to both if the victim is below 14 years of age, upon conviction.
As for the transmission and sale of obscene materials, an offender may be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both, upon conviction.
Man, 43, caught by SPF for paying overseas girl to live-stream sex acts, arrested in cross border operation
21 men were arrested within Singapore.
21 men, aged between 23 and 61, were arrested in Singapore for their suspected involvement in the following offences:
- producing, possessing, gaining access and distributing child sexual abuse materials,
- sexual assault involving penetration,
- threatening to distribute intimate images or recordings,
- sexual communication with minors, and
- transmission and sale of obscene materials.
43-year-old allegedly paid young female victim over several years to livestream sexual acts
Preliminary investigations revealed that a 43-year-old man allegedly paid a young female victim over the span of several years in exchange for her live-streamed sexual acts.Another 24-year-old man allegedly engaged in sexual communication with another young female victim and they had exchanged intimate photographs with each other.
The man also allegedly threatened to publish her photographs online if she refused to share more intimate materials of herself.
Police investigations have established the two victims to be foreigners based overseas.
Amongst the persons arrested in Singapore, 11 have been referred to the Home Team Community Assistance and Referral Scheme (HT CARES), where social workers, also known as CARES officers, will conduct social triaging on them and assess whether further intervention is needed.
These men were arrested as part of a cross-border operation targeting online child sexual exploitation activities.
435 people were arrested in total across multiple countries, with another 109 persons are assisting with police investigations, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) added in a press release.
In total, there are 525 men and 19 women, between the ages of 13 and 68.
Operation took place across 6 locations in Asia
The SPF added that the operation was carried out in collaboration with the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF), Japan National Police Agency (JNPA), Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) and Royal Thai Police (RTP).Raids were carried out at 269 locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand.
Electronic devices, including 84 computers, 279 handphones, 32 tablets, 150 storage devices and nine routers, as well as child sexual abuse materials created by generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, were seized.
What are the penalties for such crimes?
Under the Penal Code, the production, possession, access and distribution child sexual abuse materials carries a jail terms of up to seven years and also liability for fine or caning upon conviction.As for non-consensual sexual assault involving penetration, if the other person is below 14 years of age, an accused person may be punished with a jail term of up to 20 years, and shall also be liable to a fine or caning upon conviction.
For threatening the distribution of an intimate image or recording of another person, the penalty is imprisonment for up to five years, or a fine, or caning, or being subject to any combination of such punishments upon conviction.
In addition, if the victim is below 14 years of age for this offence, the offender, upon conviction, will be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to a fine or caning.
As for sexual communication with a minor below 16 years of age to obtain sexual gratification, the offender may be punished with a jail term of up to three years, or get fined, or be subjected to both if the victim is below 14 years of age, upon conviction.
As for the transmission and sale of obscene materials, an offender may be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both, upon conviction.
