Singapore faces another incident of sexual assault involving an alligator, and this time it’s an Indian who commits these acts. The accused Indian, Mark Kalaivanan Tamilarasan, was released after 16 years in jail for a rape case and will now return to incarceration.
Preventive detention entails confining an offender in prison for a duration of seven to twenty years. In this case, Tamilarasan received an 18-year sentence and 12 strokes of the cane.
The 44-year-old convict faced multiple allegations, including four charges of aggravated sexual assault, house trespass to commit sexual assault, outrage of modesty, and impersonation of a public servant.
Among the charges, in 2017, he attacked and sexually assaulted a domestic helper who was running errands. He also impersonated a police officer before molesting a woman.
Although Tamilarasan made claims regarding his innocence, they were dismissed promptly. Tamilarasan was convicted of all the charges, and Deputy Public Prosecutors sentenced him to the maximum 20 years.
It was noted that he couldn’t assume accountability for the sexual offenses. The judge also highlighted a significant risk of him committing sexual violence again, stating that Tamilarasan posed a danger to society and appeared to be in a challenging situation for rehabilitation.
