Youth admits molesting 7-year-old cousin after watching sexually explicit anime


SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A youth molested his seven-year-old cousin after watching sexually explicit Japanese anime - known as hentai - and later told police that he committed the crime as he was addicted to such videos and manga.

The court heard that the two shared a close relationship as cousins, and the girl, who turns nine this year, referred to him as "big brother".

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