The judge said that rehab is the major punishment consideration for young offenders. (Representative)
Singapore:
An Indian-origin man in Singapore was sentenced to at least six months of corrective training, a regimented rehabilitation program for under 21 who commits a serious crime, for committing sexual acts on his drunk friend. for.
Hari Kishan Balakrishnan, 20, had pleaded guilty to one count each of sexual assault earlier this year by entering and making a pornographic film. Another charge of molestation was considered for punishment. He had committed the crime on November 7 last year.
According to The Today newspaper report, Balakrishnan took seven video clips of him having sex with a drunk and naked 23-year-old woman, whom he had given liquor.
Although he had removed the clips of the sex acts, the police later recovered them during forensic investigation.
Prosecutors said if Balakrishnan is sentenced as an adult offender, he could be jailed for at least six years and be beaten to death with a cane. Offenders are given a minimum period of corrective training depending on how they respond to rehabilitation.
District Judge Mesenas insisted that rehabilitation was the prime punishment consideration for young offenders, but given the gravity of Balakrishnan’s crimes, punishment had to be included in the sentence as well.
The accused sexually assaulted the woman for about 17 minutes in the bedroom of a friend’s apartment.
The court heard that the woman was almost unconscious and did not have the strength to open her eyes or fight back, but she could feel what the accused was doing.
The accused was arrested a day after committing the crime. The report said that police officers confiscated the phone that he had used to film the woman.
Adult offenders convicted of sexual assault by entry can face up to 20 years in prison, as well as a fine or cane.
For making an obscene film, offenders can be fined between Singapore dollars 20,000 to $40,000 or up to two years in prison, or both.
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