SINGAPORE — A 28-year-old man was sentenced to eight weeks’ jail on Friday (June 3) for harassing a 13-year-old secondary school student for sex after following her home from Marsiling MRT Station.
When Hossain Mohammad Akram’s attempts were foiled by the victim’s neighbour, he followed a 16-year-old girl into the lift and chased her upon exiting.
She managed to get home and lock the gate of her flat, but he tried to pull it open while grasping his crotch over his pants at the same time. He soon fled and was arrested at a nearby bus stop.
On Friday, Hossain, a Bangladeshi who worked as a construction worker here, pleaded guilty to one charge each of using criminal force on the younger girl and harassing her.
Another charge of trespass was taken into consideration for sentencing. He was not charged with any offences in relation to the older girl.
The girls cannot be named due to court orders to protect their identities.
More at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/construction-worker-followed-teenager-lift-sex-1915946
