Britons convicted of sexual assault during Singapore stag night
The men, all aged in their 20s, will be sentenced on Tuesday. Sexual assault carries a penalty of up to 10 years jail and caning
Three young Britons pleaded guilty on Monday to sexually assaulting a Malaysian woman during a stag party in Singapore and may now face long prison terms and caning.
Khong Tam Thanh, Le Michael and Vu Thai Son, all aged in their 20s, were originally charged with rape but admitted the lesser offence of sexual assault at the city state’s High Court after a four-day trial.
The men, British citizens of Vietnamese origin, will be sentenced on Tuesday. Sexual assault carries a penalty of up to 10 years jail and caning, a punishment that dates back to British colonial rule.
The three were in Singapore in September as part of a group of nine for a bachelor party, and attended an electronic music festival called Ultra Singapore.
The groom, the brother of Khong, was also on the trip.
They met the 23-year-old woman in a popular nightspot. After she had agreed to have sex with one of their friends, a British citizen also of Vietnamese origin identified as Richard Ahn, he took her to his hotel room.