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Poly student jailed, caned for raping girl, 13
By Teo Xuan Wei | Posted: 29 July 2011 1534 hrs
SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old polytechnic student was sentenced to 13 years' jail and given 15 strokes of the cane, on Friday, for raping a 13-year-old girl.
The High Court heard that Wang Jianbin, a Chinese national who obtained citizenship here, got to know the Secondary One girl through a teenage magazine's pen pal column in Oct 2009.
They soon communicated with each other via MSN (an instant messaging service) and Short Message Service (SMS).
Wang's messages to the girl, who cannot be named because of a court order, quickly became personal and lewd.
Two months later, Wang forced the girl into allowing him to her home.
There, he sexually assaulted her and was arrested after her friends called the authorities.
Wang could have been jailed up to 20 years, fined and caned.
- CNA/ck
