SINGAPORE: A former cook at a pre-school in Singapore was on Monday (Nov 10) sentenced to nine years, four months and seven weeks’ jail, in a case, the prosecution said, involved one of the most horrendous acts of sexual abuse committed in such a local facility.
Malaysian Teo Guan Huat, 61, had pleaded guilty to three molestation charges on Oct 27.
Five other molestation charges were considered during his sentencing.
On Nov 10, District Judge Vince Gui said Teo’s acts were abhorrent, and that the offences represented an abuse of trust, stressing that the victims were young and defenceless.
Teo, a Singapore permanent resident, had molested three girls, aged one to two, while the victims
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