SINGAPORE: A man who harboured romantic feelings for a woman he knew from secondary school claimed he was a medium and performed fake rituals, purportedly to get rid of 'ghosts' following her. The 23-year-old man then took the chance to repeatedly rape and sexually assault the 25-year-old victim.&nbs
SINGAPORE: A man who harboured romantic feelings for a woman he knew from secondary school claimed he was a medium and performed fake rituals, purportedly to get rid of"ghosts" following her.
Neither the victim nor the accused can be named due to a gag order protecting the woman's identity. Based on an IQ test, the woman's overall adaptive living skills were assessed by the Institute of Mental Health to fall within the below-average range of functioning. Before the offences, the accused told the victim that he had been helping at a temple and was a medium or"God of Chang E's rabbit", the court heard. He brought her to the temple a few times.
In the initial phases, the man would perform the rituals with the victim fully clothed. Subsequently, he told the victim to remove her clothes and he drew talismans on her body. "Representing that he was a temple medium who could help get rid of ghosts and spirits who were following her and her sister, the accused sexually exploited the victim at his whim," said Ms Boppana.
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