Jul 26, 2011
Man jailed for having 'paid' sex with girl under 18
By Elena Chong
A MAN was jailed for 10 months on Tuesday for commercial sex with a girl under 18.
Mohammad Afnan Nordin, 26, then a part-time sales promoter, had admitted to giving $50 for the sexual services of a 14-year-old girl in a room at Jade Hotel at Jalan Molek in October 2009.
The court heard that the girl, now 16, was working as a freelance prostitute soliciting for customers along Jalan Molek near Lorong 24 Geylang in October 2009 when Afnan, then 24, approached her for sexual services.
She told him that she charged $50 for 'short-time sexual service' and he agreed.
Inside the hotel room, he asked the victim for her age and she told him she was 18.
Police tracked him down after the victim was found inside a unit along Lorong 22 Geylang, on Nov 10, 2009.
Afnan could have been jailed for up to seven years and/or fined for the offence.
STUPID PAP KANGAROO COURT!
Judge and prosecutor ALL DON'T KNOW LAWs!
:oIo::*:
He is then innocent and can not be convicted, since he was deceived by prostitute who wanted business from him. He was in good faith believing that she was at 18 years old when he had sex with girl, and thus believing in the legitimacy of his sexual transaction. Section 79 of penal code entitle him to be acquitted.
http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_vers...224&segid=1228207122-000656#1228207122-000683
Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified by law
79. Nothing is an offence which is done by any person who is justified by law, or who by reason of a mistake of fact and not by reason of a mistake of law in good faith believes himself to be justified by law, in doing it.
Illustrations
(a) A sees Z commit what appears to A to be a murder. A, in the exercise, to the best of his judgment exerted in good faith, of the power which the law gives to all persons of apprehending murderers in the act, seizes Z, in order to bring Z before the proper authorities. A has committed no offence, though it may turn out that Z was acting in self-defence.
(b) A, a police officer, is deployed to perform the duty of screening passengers boarding a flight at the airport. A sees Z, a passenger queuing up to be screened, acting suspiciously. As A approaches Z, Z suddenly shouts aloud that he is carrying a bomb and warns A not to approach further. As A draws his revolver, Z suddenly starts to run away. A, after assessing the circumstances of the case, and to the best of his judgment exerted in good faith, believes that Z has a bomb and will set it off. A shoots Z and Z dies as a result. A has committed no offence, even though it may turn out that Z was not carrying a bomb.
(c) A, a police officer, is deployed to perform patrol duty at an underground train station. A receives information from police headquarters that someone is attempting to plant a bomb in the public transport system. The profile of the suspect is also provided. While patrolling the underground train station, A sees Z, who fits the profile. Z is seen carrying a backpack and behaving suspiciously. A approaches Z and orders him to stop. Z suddenly starts running towards a crowd in the station. A, after assessing the circumstances of the case, and to the best of his judgment exerted in good faith, believes that Z has a bomb and will set it off. A shoots Z and Z dies as a result. A has committed no offence, even though it may turn out that Z was not carrying a bomb.
(d) X, the commander of a naval vessel, is patrolling Singapore territorial waters. X receives information that someone may hijack a vessel in order to commit a terrorist act. X spots vessel A which is proceeding at high speed towards a cruise liner. X orders vessel A to stop her manoeuvre immediately and fires a warning signal. Vessel A instead starts accelerating towards the cruise liner. X, after assessing the circumstances of the case, and to the best of his judgment exerted in good faith, believes that vessel A is going to ram into the cruise liner. X gives an order to fire at vessel A. The persons on board vessel A die as a result. X has committed no offence, even though it may turn out that vessel A was not hijacked nor were there any terrorist on board.
[51/2007]
