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SINGAPORE – A 39-year-old man who had paid sex with a minor and filmed the acts without her consent was sentenced to 25 months’ jail on Jan 5.

Benjamin Huang Junlong pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual penetration of a 15-year-old and another two voyeurism charges. Eight similar charges were taken into consideration for his sentencing.

Based on Huang’s proceeded charges, his three victims were aged 15, 21 and 25.

He befriended the younger victims on money-for-love dating platform Sugarbook, and the oldest victim on dating application Tinder.

The court heard that the accused took an interest in the minor’s Sugarbook profile in December 2020, on which she had indicated her age as 19.

When they met, the victim confided in Huang about her family problems and told him she wanted to rent an apartment.

She told him she was working part-time at a restaurant to cover her expenses and had set up a Sugarbook account as she was financially strapped.