SINGAPORE: Former actor Ian Fang will be deported from Singapore and barred from re-entering after serving his jail sentence for sexual offences.
The 35-year-old was sentenced to 40 months’ jail in May 2025 after pleading guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating an underage girl.
Five other charges, including sexual penetration of an underage girl, harassment and obstructing the course of justice, were taken into account during sentencing.
He began serving his sentence on June 16, 2025.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, a spokesman for the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said Singapore permanent residents who have been convicted of an offence will have their permanent residence (PR) status reviewed.
It revoked Fang’s PR status on Feb 5 and said he will be deported and barred from re-entering Singapore.
There was initially a gag order on Fang’s identity when he was charged.
But he was identified in court after District Judge Eddy Tham lifted the gag order on his identity following an application by the prosecution.
The judge said that while the main focus of the gag order was to protect the victim from further harm, he would respect the wishes of the victim and her family to reveal his identity.
The victim cannot be named due to a court-imposed gag order. She was a 15-year-old student at the time of the offences. - The Straits Times/ANN
