6 men charged with paid sex with underage girl
AsiaOne
Wednesday, Aug 01, 2012
SINGAPORE - Six Bangladesh nationals were charged in court Wednesday with having paid sex with an underage girl, The Straits Times reported.
The offences took place in early 2011, and were mostly committed at various blocks in Hougang.
Only one, Wasim Rafiq Shek, 23, had sex with her at an unknown Geylang hotel. He allegedly paid the teenager $20.
Mohammad Easak Amir Uddin, 33, Md Salauddin Md Dudu Mia, 28, are accused of having paid the girl $10 each while Anwar, 29, believed to be an illegal immigrant, allegedly paid her $40.
Two others - Sharif Patwari Abdur Rajjak Patwari, 31, and Jojnal Jilhaque Khalifa, 31 - allegedly paid $20 and $25 respectively to the girl.
If convicted of having commercial sex with a girl under 18, they could be jailed for up to seven years and/or fined.
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