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A 40-year-old man in Singapore has been charged with two counts of child abuse involving his eight-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son. The allegations span incidents at an HDB block and Changi Airport.
A suspended police corporal appeared in Ampang Sessions Court to face charges of sexually assaulting his 11-year-old daughter in May. The officer claimed trial to the offences.
A 70-year-old Singapore man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 11 young girls over three decades, including his daughter, granddaughters, nieces and tutoring pupils. He faces 32-36 years imprisonment.
A Singapore secondary school physical education teacher has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old student he pursued romantically. The case exposes grooming tactics and institutional safeguarding gaps.
A 29-year-old Indonesian woman has appeared in a Singapore district court facing nine charges, including ill-treating children as young as one year old and recording voyeuristic videos of a nude six-year-old girl.
A 66-year-old double amputee in Singapore has been sentenced to 12 years and 11 months' imprisonment for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy between 2020 and 2023, using cash and cigarettes as inducements.
A Singapore man, now 22, has been sentenced to nine years and seven months in jail and 12 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing two 13-year-old girls. He misrepresented his age online to gain their trust.
Police in Melaka have arrested a 36-year-old trader accused of molesting 10 young boys and sodomising one child across a five-month period from March onwards.
A South Korean appeals court has sentenced a Chinese man to 22 years in prison for beating his 14-year-old daughter to death, rejecting arguments that the killing was impulsive or disciplinary in nature.
A Singaporean tutor hired by his aunt pleaded guilty to abusing primary school pupils under his care, including forcing a six-year-old to drink urine and inflicting injuries requiring intensive care.
Australia's Christian Brothers order has obtained a court freeze on abuse compensation cases, citing financial crisis after disbursing over A$480 million to victims. The move has drawn criticism from survivors' advocates.