Prison officer settles molest case involving girl, 13 with $10,000 (Acceptable?)

[cooleo]

Prison officer settles molest case involving girl, 13, with $10,000
17 Jun 2011

SOURCE: The Straits Times

A prison officer has managed to escape the ignominy of becoming a convict himself: He was yesterday allowed to compound a molestation offence.

Mr Selvaraj Karuppiah, 51, settled the matter by apologising to and paying $10,000 to the 13-year-old girl whose breast he allegedly brushed at the Chingay Parade on Feb 20 last year.

Under the law, she cannot be named.

Had the officer been found guilty and convicted, he could have been jailed for up to five years and caned or fined.

Compounding an offence requires the agreement of the victim and the prosecution.

When this agreement is secured, the prosecutor applies to withdraw the charge.

The court then grants the accused an acquittal.

In court yesterday, the teenager appeared uncomfortable and held on to her mother’s hand as they stepped forward to receive the apology from the father of three grown-up children.

Defence counsel Rajan Supramanian declined to comment on the reasons the case was settled without a conviction.

Lawyers said the prosecution may decide to allow an offence to be compounded upon considering the nature of the evidence and the strengths and weaknesses of the case.

Mr Selvaraj, who has served more than 30 years as a prison officer, is said to hold the rank of staff sergeant.

He was at the Chingay Parade under a “Yellow Ribbon” initiative in a segment of the show at Republic Boulevard.

The Yellow Ribbon project works to encourage employers to give former convicts a second chance.

He had been suspended from duty with half-pay since having been charged with molestation.

 

[KNNBCCB]

Guess which race?

 

[zeddy]

Bloody pathetic sick KELING..!!!

 

[vamjok]

Guess which race?

with that sum he go geylang dunno can brush how many times

 

[drifter]

with that sum he go geylang dunno can brush how many times

lucky he never go to prison ..i believe the inmates there are waiting for him ...

 

[spotter542]

Guess which race?

Where's your 6 pack ? :p

 

[ballsathome]

Where's your 6 pack ? :p

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[spotter542]

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Revolver lah :p

 

[melzp]

he juz do not want to forego his pension;
obviously more than 10k.

 

[KNNBCCB]

Where's your 6 pack ? :p

 

[blackmore]

he juz do not want to forego his pension;
obviously more than 10k.

Still got people under pension scheme ?

I am only curious on the race of the victim that went this far to press charges; must be more than what is not reported.

$10,000 settlement is actually an admission of guilt albeit a conviction.

 

[GoldenDragon]

$10,000 settlement is actually an admission of guilt albeit a conviction.

In S'pore, compounded cases aren't considered as a conviction. On criminal records, it is not reflected. On intel records, it will be reflected. If the same joker commits another similar offence and expects it to be compounded again, AGC thru police's intel screening, will raise objection.

 

[lianbeng]

Prison officer settles molest case involving girl, 13, with $10,000

lianbeng replies to cooleo, "13 yrs old virgin nipples very easy to get horny lah, bro."

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng says, "actually that girl earned $10,000 just kana touched nehneh not bad leh - hoe tan mah."

 

[jambatan]

Prison officer settles molest case involving girl, 13, with $10,000
17 Jun 2011

SOURCE: The Straits Times

A prison officer has managed to escape the ignominy of becoming a convict himself: He was yesterday allowed to compound a molestation offence.

Mr Selvaraj Karuppiah, 51, settled the matter by apologising to and paying $10,000 to the 13-year-old girl whose breast he allegedly brushed at the Chingay Parade on Feb 20 last year.

Under the law, she cannot be named.

Had the officer been found guilty and convicted, he could have been jailed for up to five years and caned or fined.

Compounding an offence requires the agreement of the victim and the prosecution.

When this agreement is secured, the prosecutor applies to withdraw the charge.

The court then grants the accused an acquittal.

In court yesterday, the teenager appeared uncomfortable and held on to her mother’s hand as they stepped forward to receive the apology from the father of three grown-up children.

Defence counsel Rajan Supramanian declined to comment on the reasons the case was settled without a conviction.

Lawyers said the prosecution may decide to allow an offence to be compounded upon considering the nature of the evidence and the strengths and weaknesses of the case.

Mr Selvaraj, who has served more than 30 years as a prison officer, is said to hold the rank of staff sergeant.

He was at the Chingay Parade under a “Yellow Ribbon” initiative in a segment of the show at Republic Boulevard.

The Yellow Ribbon project works to encourage employers to give former convicts a second chance.

He had been suspended from duty with half-pay since having been charged with molestation.

Even if he does end up in prison, he will be segregated from the other inmates. Solitary confinement for him, till the day of his release. Maybe also special privileges.

 

[Leongsam]

Even if he does end up in prison, he will be segregated from the other inmates. Solitary confinement for him, till the day of his release. Maybe also special privileges.

This thread is more than 6 months old you twit!

 

[singveld]

This thread is more than 6 months old you twit!

you should start a massive spring cleaning action, and remove old and unpopular threads, free up space in your server and prevent it from disturbing the prime estate, the first few page of this folder.

 

[flkyflky]

Did PAP govt paid the $10K settlement using tax payers' money because they have no prison to lock up this culprit?

No prison to lock up him because he used to work there and know all the prison guards in side out. He can sneak out.

 

[chowka]

This thread is more than 6 months old you twit!

You are going to have a hard time telling newbies and oldbies that as long this remains available. :p

 

[Unrepented]

Maybe schools should abolish history lessons.

This thread is more than 6 months old you twit!