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A FEMALE secondary school teacher accused of having sex with an underage boy was yesterday hit with eight new charges.
The woman, in her early 30s, wore a worried expression when the fresh counts were read to her in court. She was first charged last month with having sex with the student in January this year.
Now, she is accused of doing so another three times during the same month, as well as performing sex acts on him last December. She cannot be named to avoid identifying the boy.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz told the court that if she pleads guilty, the prosecution will proceed on two of the nine charges, with the rest taken into consideration.
Defence lawyer Denis Tan indicated that his client, who is no longer working as a teacher, was likely to enter a guilty plea.
He asked for the case to be adjourned for five weeks so that documents could be exchanged with the prosecution.
The next hearing in the case will take place on Oct 17. If convicted, the accused faces a maximum sentence of 10 years behind bars and fine on each charge.
ELENA CHONG
The woman, in her early 30s, wore a worried expression when the fresh counts were read to her in court. She was first charged last month with having sex with the student in January this year.
Now, she is accused of doing so another three times during the same month, as well as performing sex acts on him last December. She cannot be named to avoid identifying the boy.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz told the court that if she pleads guilty, the prosecution will proceed on two of the nine charges, with the rest taken into consideration.
Defence lawyer Denis Tan indicated that his client, who is no longer working as a teacher, was likely to enter a guilty plea.
He asked for the case to be adjourned for five weeks so that documents could be exchanged with the prosecution.
The next hearing in the case will take place on Oct 17. If convicted, the accused faces a maximum sentence of 10 years behind bars and fine on each charge.
ELENA CHONG
