31 years’ jail for ‘depraved sexual predator’ in S’pore who preyed on 20 girls


Justice Hoo said the case was a stark reminder of the increasing prevalence of the use of technology in crimes, and that the sentence was a signal to would-be offenders that the law has no tolerance for those who abuse technology to prey on the vulnerable. — Dreamstime/TNS

SINGAPORE: A 34-year-old technician, who threatened at least 14 girls by telling them that he would distribute sexually compromising videos of them and manipulated five of the victims into having sex with him, was sentenced to 31 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane on Dec 5.

Chinese national Lin Rongxin, who is married with a son, had also threatened three of his victims into secretly filming other girls and women while they were changing or showering.

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