Singapore teen admits trying to rape 8-year-old sister

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also took lewd photos of his sister and told a friend about it, the court heard

His friend reported the teen’s behaviour to their school, who then told his parents. The boy’s father was the one to lodge a police report

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People cross the Jubilee Bridge at Marina Bay in Singapore. The penalties for attempted rape of a minor in the city state are a prison term of between eight and 20 years and at least 12 strokes of the cane. Photo: AFP

Published: 2:02pm, 29 May 2023Updated: 2:13pm, 29 May 2023

A teenager in Singapore on Monday admitted that he had tried to rape his younger sister when she was eight and he was 14. He took lewd photos of her and told a friend about it, and the friend later flagged the matter to the teen’s school.

The 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty on Monday to two charges of attempted rape and attempted sexual assault. He cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity and because he was under 18 at the time of the offences.

Another two charges of attempted sexual assault and committing an indecent act by taking lewd photos of his sister will be considered in sentencing.

The court heard that the teenager lived in a flat with his older brother, his sister, their parents and a grandparent.

Public housing flats in Singapore. The teen lived in a flat with his older brother, his sister, their parents and a grandparent at the time of the offence, the court heard. Photo: AFP

In June 2020, when the teenager was 14, he was alone with his eight-year-old sister in her bedroom.