NTU scientist accused of soliciting minors for sex


A SCIENTIST from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was hauled to a Singapore district court after he allegedly sent a message to a foreign mobile phone number telling the recipient to offer 12-year-old girls four million rupiah (RM1,166) 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”.Yesterday, Herrin was handed four charges, including two linked to commercial sex with minors.

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