Singapore-based TikToker found guilty of raping woman he met on Tinder


Lev Panfilov, a Singapore permanent resident who was originally from Russia, will be sentenced at a later date. -- PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE (the Straits Times/ANN): A TikToker and former scriptwriter-actor with local YouTube comedy channel Wah!Banana was convicted by the High Court on March 21 for raping a woman he met on dating app Tinder.

Lev Panfilov, a Singapore permanent resident who was originally from Russia, was found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault by penetration and one count of outrage of modesty.

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