Groomsman Sexually Assaults Bride, Sentenced to Jail, Appeal Rejected

[drdoof]

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20240506-3592421

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Groomsman Sexually Assaults Bride, Sentenced to Jail, Appeal Rejected

Yú Zhōngdá / Xin Ming Daily
A groomsman who sexually assaulted and harassed the bride on the wedding night was sentenced to seven years in prison and six strokes of the cane. During the appeal, the lawyer argued that the evidence provided by the investigating officer to the prosecution's expert witnesses was incomplete and affected the judge's ruling. However, the prosecution rebutted this claim, stating that the judge primarily relied on the testimonies of the defendant and the victim.

The defendant appealed against the conviction and sentence, but was ultimately rejected by the High Court judge.

The 44-year-old defendant had previously denied the charges of harassment and sexual assault. After a trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison and six strokes of the cane.

According to a report by Xin Ming Daily in September 2022, the groom was a friend of the defendant. On a certain day in October 2016, they held a wedding banquet and invited the defendant to be a groomsman.

After the banquet, the groomsmen and bridesmaids continued the celebration in the newlyweds' hotel room. Feeling tired, the bride went back to the room to sleep, while the groom and others continued partying in the living room and later passed out on the sofa.

The bride testified that she suddenly felt someone touching her chest around 6 a.m. the next morning, and the person also inserted their fingers into her private parts. She initially thought it was the groom, but later realized it was the defendant.

In court, the defendant claimed to have sleep disorders, sleepwalking, and other issues. He thought he was touching his wife at the time of the incident.

He stated that he did not remember climbing onto the bed, and only realized he had touched the wrong person when he heard the bride moaning, realizing the moans did not sound like his wife. The prosecution called two psychologists as expert witnesses, who believed the defendant was fully aware of his actions.

The High Court heard the appeal case on Monday morning. The defendant's defense lawyer argued that the investigating officer provided only the parts of the testimonies that were unfavorable to the defendant when presenting the testimonies of the bride and the defendant. The prosecution refuted this claim, stating that based on the email correspondence between the prosecution and the investigating officer, the prosecution provided the complete testimonies to the investigating officer, who then passed them on to the two psychologists.

In a previous report, the bride later found the groom and confided in him. At that moment, they saw the defendant coming out of the newlyweds' room, and immediately confronted him. The defendant initially denied harassing the bride, but later admitted to "only touching the upper part, not the lower part."

The judge of the National Court at that time pointed out that the defendant's claim of only touching the bride's chest without touching her lower body for no reason seemed more like someone who had committed a mistake and was trying to absolve themselves of guilt after being caught.

The High Court judge, however, believed that the evidence showed the defendant's guilt, and therefore rejected the appeal.

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with friends like these who needs enemies

actually this guy screwed his own life and his family and his friends

the other time someone say the bride and groom divorced?

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If the offender believed he was at home, then he failed to explain why he deviated from his usual practice of sleeping on the floor instead of the bed if he had not showered, said the judge.

[jim889]

The bride testified that she suddenly felt someone touching her chest around 6 a.m. the next morning, and the person also inserted their fingers into her private parts. She initially thought it was the groom, but later realized it was the defendant.

          

[daryl76]

omg so kinky
insert fingers inside some more

means she was wet?

[jim889]

omg so kinky
insert fingers inside some more

means she was wet?

moi 12 yo boy boy .. insert finger where and where wet ?
 

[drdoof]

moi 12 yo boy boy .. insert finger where and where wet ?
 

Dun anyhow rub and finger 👁� hokay?

[GhostZM]

moi 12 yo boy boy .. insert finger where and where wet ?
 

Says the same boy who keeps asking for raisins and VPL in my AI thread..


CheerS!!!

[daryl76]

moi 12 yo boy boy .. insert finger where and where wet ?
 

"private parts" leh
thats what the report says

[Philipkee]

with friends like these who needs enemies

actually this guy screwed his own life and his family and his friends

the other time someone say the bride and groom divorced?

Probably annulled if less than three years but then this might be an exceptional case

[Philipkee]

with friends like these who needs enemies

actually this guy screwed his own life and his family and his friends

the other time someone say the bride and groom divorced?

The couple have since divorced, but the reason for the split was not mentioned in court.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/7-years-jail-caning-for-groomsman-who-molested-and-sexually-assaulted-bride#:~:text=SINGAPORE%20%2D%20What%20started%20as%20a,six%20strokes%20of%20the%20cane.

[nyvrem]

He stated that he did not remember climbing onto the bed, and only realized he had touched the wrong person when he heard the bride moaning, realizing the moans did not sound like his wife

        

[No guessing game]

Can play guessing game here?

[drdoof]

Defendent sleepwalked to the bride

[jim889]

"private parts" leh
thats what the report says

where ish private part