The incident came to light three years later, after the girl confided in her secondary school teacher who then reported it to the school authorities. The girl, who was traumatised, decided to keep silent. He continued to molest her after telling her to remove her shorts and panties. While massaging her, he lifted her bra and told her to sit up. She was made to lie face down on the bed. He locked the door although there was nobody else at home at the time, and told the girl to remove her shirt. The girl, who was about 11 years old then, followed him to the master bedroom of the flat in central Singapore.Ĭourt documents showed that the man claimed he had wanted to massage her spine. Yesterday, the man pleaded guilty to outraging his daughter's modesty by using 'criminal force'.
The girl was diagnosed with scoliosis - a spinal disorder - when she was in primary school.īut the father, 47, who cannot be named to protect his daughter's identity, took advantage of her in 2007 by molesting her during one of the massage sessions.
He had given his daughter 'massages' on the pretext of following doctor's advice.
