Girl in Singapore traumatised by sexual abuse had to take modified science exam, assailant jailed 11 years

SINGAPORE, July 18 (The Straits Times/ANN): A girl - who was sexually assaulted by a family friend when she was nine to 10 years old - was so badly traumatised that her science lessons and examination paper had to be modified to avoid the topic of human reproduction.

The girl, now 17, continues to display symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) connected to the assaults, the High Court heard on Monday (July 18).

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