An Indian-origin Singaporean man has been sentenced to over three years in jail and three strokes of the cane. The 27-year-old, Marc Justine Landrio Chandramohan, was punished for sexually harassing a 16-year-old girl, filming the act, and then trying to extort money from her, as per a CNA report.
Chandramohan will begin serving his sentence from Friday, June 6. He was given a few days to manage his financial affairs before reporting to prison.
The court heard that Chandramohan had pressured the teenage girl after she decided not to continue with a “sugar daddy” arrangement they had.
He pleaded guilty to a total of seven charges. These included communicating with someone to arrange for commercial sex, helping distribute obscene images and videos, extortion, cheating, making obscene films, and assisting another person to perform a computer function without proper authorization.
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The judge, Principal District Judge Victor Yeo Khee Eng, also considered nine other charges against Chandramohan, most of which were related to making obscene films. It was revealed that apart from the young victim, Chandramohan had also filmed sexual acts involving two other individuals.
During his sentencing remarks, Judge Yeo noted that Chandramohan had taken advantage of a young and innocent victim. The judge also highlighted the negative impact of Chandramohan’s actions on the victim, who stated that the incident affected her relationship with her family.
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In Singapore, the crime of extortion carries a jail term of two to seven years, along with caning. For communicating with someone to obtain sexual services from a person under 18, an offender can face a jail term of up to two years, a fine, or both.
