Singapore: A NTU scientist is accused of sending message proposing cash offer to 12-year-old girls for sex

Jason Scott Herrin was handed four charges including two linked to commercial sex with minors below 18 years old. PHOTO: NTU.EDU.SG via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 25 (The Straits Times/ANN): A scientist from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was hauled to a Singapore district court on Tuesday (Jan 25) after he allegedly sent a message to a foreign mobile phone number telling the recipient to offer 12-year-old girls 4 million rupiah (S$375) to have sex with him.

According to court documents, Jason Scott Herrin, 47, is said to have sent a message to another foreign mobile phone number on a separate occasion telling the recipient to find a "kid" for him for a "high price, with the intention of procuring sexual services from the said kid".