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    The Sin in Singapore: Holding wrongdoing to account, reiterating moral standards

    In the first quarter of 2012, there have been a series of sex scandals in Singapore

    1) in the schools: - in 24 Feb 2012, My paper at Asiaone carried a story entitled "Heng: Don't let incidents spoil image of teachers"

    The Education minister says that MOE will investigate every misdemeanour involving the inappropriate behaviour of teachers. These include the following: 

    - Feb 18, 2012: A 37-year-old science teacher was charged in court after he allegedly installed pinhole cameras in a girls' toilet at the school.

    - Feb 12, 2012: A 39-year-old former primary school principal is believed to have been among a group of men questioned by the police in connection with an online vice ring.

    - Jan 17, 2012: A 41-year-old former teacher was sentenced to eight years' jail for having sex with a 14-year-old female student.

    - October 2011: A 37-year-old former teacher was charged in court with performing oral sex on a nine-year-old pupil in 2009.

    - June 2011: A 25-year-old former teacher was sentenced to 10 months' jail for having sex with his 15-year-old female student at her home

    2) In the Universities

    NUS Law prof charged in sex-for-grades scandal, ST 28 Jul 2012

    Photo of ex-student in sex-for-grades case revealed, Asiaone 28 Jul 2012

    Police probe NTU student for sexual harassment , 1 March 2012 New Paper

    Reaction from leaders in law profession - the CJ and Law Soc President underscored the importance of knowing right and wrong (reaction to greed) and of professional values - after the tey scandal broke out

    Advice to lawyers: Awareness of right and wrong crucial , ST 29 Jul 2012

    NUS has reiterated the importance of its Code of Conduct for Faculty and for Students in conjunction with announcing an investigation into Tey's case after the AG filed corruption charges against him

    Sex-for-grades scam: NUS begins probe, Jul 28 2012

    3) In the Civil Service

    Ex-SCDF chief charged in widening sex-for-contracts scandal, Yahoo News, 6 June 2012

    4) General underage sex scandal - 48 miscreants charged including 'high and mighty'

    Underage sex scandal: Even high and mighty can't run from law in S'pore, Stomp, 19 April 2012

    Tags » Singapore Watch and Pray
    • 29 July 2012
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