Teacher charged for having sex with underaged student

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A 26-year-old teacher admitted in court yesterday to having had sex with a 15-year-old student, twice.

He was slapped with two charges of having sex with a person below the age of 16, reported The New Paper.

According to media reports, the girl allowed the teacher in to her Woodlands' flat in May and June this year, where they had sex.

The teacher cannot be named to protect the girl's identity.

The co-form teacher has been suspended by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and is expected to turn up in court next month for a pre-trial conference.

If conicted, he faces up to 10 years' jail and a fine for each charge.

My Views

What is wrong with our society, it seems these forbidden relationships are happening more often. More and more this molesting has been notified in the public eye.  This is becoming an increasing problem that threatens the very nature and integrity of our educational system and is destroying untold numbers of young people. Predators are no longer the creepy guys in the raincoats across from the school. Maybe we should "only" hire more mature role models in a school setting? The control of role models don't matter any longer- our society has no control any longer. How do we decifer who is a good teacher anymore? Parents need to teach their children more morals and teach them the way of protecting themselves. 

Koay Yi Jing - 105421G