On Thursday (1 Apr), 21-year-old Malaysian Clement Tan Jun Yan was sentenced to 18 months in jail on the same day for molesting two underage males.
The young man pleaded guilty to two counts of molestation involving two boys and another two similar charges were considered during his sentencing, reported CNA.
He had followed his first victim—a 15-year-old boy—home from Yishun Bus Interchange after taking a liking to him. He sat next to the boy on the bus.
They alighted near a block of flats in Yishun, to which Tan proceeded to molest him. When the boy was about the exit the lift, Tan blocked the way and touched the victim’s genitals over his shorts.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Niranjan Ranjakunalan pointed out that the offence was caught on CCTV footage.
The boy tried to push the 21-year-old away and asked what he was doing. Reportedly, he had apologised.
He then left the vicinity soon after.
The victim had told his parents about the incident and lodged a police report on 3 August 2020. Tan was arrested soon after on 5 August.
Second Incident
He was actually out on bail when he molested a 13-year-old boy later that year.
On 23 October at about 6:50 am, Tan boarded the same bus as the victim, who was on the way to school.
Just like his first victim, Tan sat next to the secondary schoolboy on the bus. He also placed his hand on the boy’s shoulder. When his hand was pushed away, he draped his left arm around the boy’s shoulder instead.
When the victim stood up to leave his seat, Tan squeezed his buttocks over his clothes. He repeated it a second time when the young boy was walking away.
He moved to the rear door of the bus and Tan followed him, eventually alighting while he stayed on the bus.
In school, the victim reported the incident to his form teacher and a police report was filed the same morning.
No Mental Illness But Had Hebephilia
DPP Niranjan noted that Tan had admitted about his “sexual interest” towards “young males who are mainly in the secondary school age group”. The accused told the court that his inability to control his desires arose from his “stress” at work.
According to a medical report by a doctor from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Tan had also viewed pornographic material involving young males above 13 years of age.
The report also mentioned that while Tan did not have any mental illnesses, he did have a sexual interest in pubescent children in their early adolescence, known as hebephilia.
As such, Tan was not of unsound mind when he committed his offences and was fit to plead in court.
Two similar charges linked to other victims, also teenagers, were considered during Tan’s sentencing.
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