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Singapore court sentences 73-year-old after guilty plea in daughter abuse case

A Singapore court sentenced a 73-year-old man to 13-and-a-half years in jail after he pleaded guilty to abusing his daughter, CNA reported. The abuse began when she was between 10 and 12, and she later disclosed it to a friend.

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What happened

Key facts

  • The man was sentenced for raping and molesting his biological daughter, who was between 10 and 13 years old during the abuse (per CNA).
  • The daughter is now 15, and a gag order bars publication of information that could identify her (per CNA).
  • The father raped his daughter when she was 10 to 12 years old and in primary school (per CNA).
  • The father sexually abused his daughter again in 2023, when she was 12 to 13 years old (per CNA).
  • In October 2024, the daughter told a friend her father had sexually assaulted her since 2021 (per CNA).
  • The man’s sentence was 13-and-a-half years in jail (per CNA, connectedtoindia.com).

The brief

A Singapore court sentenced a 73-year-old man to 13-and-a-half years in jail for raping and molesting his daughter, who was between 10 and 13 years old during the abuse, CNA reported. The court imposed the sentence on Monday, Oct 19. Connected to India’s headline also says the father received a 13.5-year jail sentence for repeated sexual assault on his daughter.

CNA reported that the man raped his daughter when she was 10 to 12 years old and still in primary school. The outlet said the father sexually abused her again in 2023, when she was 12 to 13. It reported that she was 15 at the time of the article and that a gag order prohibits publication of information that could identify her.

The abuse came to light after the girl told a friend in October 2024 that her father had been sexually assaulting her since 2021, CNA reported. The case was then referred to the Child Protective Service, and a police report was lodged. The account identifies the disclosure, referral and report as part of how the case came to authorities’ attention.

CNA also described further abuse in 2024. It reported that the father molested his daughter in her room sometime between May and October that year and performed a sex act on her. The outlet said he also made her perform an indecent act on him sometime between July and August 2024. The prosecution sought a longer term than the one imposed.

CNA identified Deputy Public Prosecutors Daphne Lim and Clara Low as the prosecutors who asked the court for 14-and-a-half to 16 years’ jail. The court’s sentence was 13-and-a-half years. The sentence followed the man’s guilty plea, according to the primary story’s headline.

Connected to India’s headline describes the case as involving repeated sexual assault and likewise reports a 13.5-year jail term. CNA’s account details the age range of the daughter, the episodes it describes, the disclosure to a friend, and the referral to child-protection services and police.

Why it matters

  • The daughter was between 10 and 13 during the abuse described by CNA; the gag order protects her identity from publication.
  • The daughter’s disclosure to a friend led to a referral to the Child Protective Service and a police report, according to CNA.

What to watch next

  • Within the applicable appeal period, watch whether the man files an appeal against his sentence.
  • Over the same period, watch whether prosecutors challenge the sentence.
  • If either side appeals, watch for the Singapore appellate court to set a hearing date and decide whether the sentence stands.

How it's being covered

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  1. He sexually abused her again in 2023, when she was between 12 and 13.
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  2. The documented background is limited to the reported timeline, the October 2024 disclosure to a friend, the guilty plea, and the gag order.
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  3. The daughter told a friend that her father had sexually assaulted her.
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How we got here

The court proceedings followed a disclosure made in October 2024, when the girl told a friend that her father had sexually assaulted her since 2021. The available account does not establish that this disclosure itself led to a child-protection referral or police report, so those steps cannot be placed in the case’s documented causal chain. The reported abuse spans two periods.

The father raped his daughter when she was between 10 and 12 and attending primary school. He sexually abused her again in 2023, when she was between 12 and 13. CNA reported that he pleaded guilty to raping and molesting her. The girl is now 15. A gag order bars publication of information that could identify the girl.

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