Teacher who exposed himself, told student to undress during video call gets 5 months’ jail
The Straits Times
The married father of two young children cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the victim's identity. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – A male teacher was engaged in a video call with a 15-year-old student in late 2013 when he told her to undress.
When the minor complied, the teacher exposed himself and performed a sexual act.
The 39-year-old man, who is married and father to two children aged one and five, was sentenced to five months’ jail on March 25.
The offender, who cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the victim’s identity, had pleaded guilty to one count of committing an obscene act with the girl.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) told The Straits Times in August 2025 that he had been suspended since April 2023 and was no longer teaching in any school.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Cheah Wenjie told the court that the man began teaching at a school in 2012.
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