Singaporean Man Gets Jail Time For Preying On Underage Girl On TikTok

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Singaporean Man Gets Jail Time For Preying On Underage Girl On TikTok

I’m getting sick hearing these monsters preying on innocent children. Channel News Asia reported that A 51-year-old man befriended a 10-year-old girl on TikTok, pretending to be 25, before taking her to his house where he molested her.

The predator, Jambi Arbi was sentenced to 23 months in jail on Wednesday after pleading guilty to one count of using criminal force on a minor. The court heard that Jambi, who was freelancing in computer-aided design drafting, got to know the victim, a 10 year old primary school student on TikTok.

They frequently communicated with Jambi lied that he was 25 years old and told her he loved her and called her “dear.” Jambi messaged the victim on Feb 25, asking to meet her the following afternoon after she finished school.

The night before they met, the victim’s father checked her handphone and found out that she was communicating with Jambi on the social media platform.

The victim’s father did not immediately confront the girl as she was asleep, but instead sent a message to his daughter’s teacher to tell her not to allow the victim to leave school after class was dismissed.Unfortunately the next day after school, the victim’s father could not find his daughter and was told she left early. He called the police for help to locate her.

The victim met Jambi at Yio Chu Kang MRT Station where the accused asked her to change out of her school attire to the shirt she brought and gave her a pair of sunglasses to wear.

They ate at McDonald’s before going to an arcade next to it. The accused then took the girl to his house where he molested her. The girl returned home shortly after the police responded to the case, and Jambi was traced and arrested.

“He used a social media application to find his victim and finally put into action his perverted plan,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor R. Arvindren. The victim was particularly vulnerable and was unable to extricate herself as she was trapped in Jambi’s house, he said.

Can you imagine the pain and trauma the girl went through? I honestly hope she gets all the support, love and help she needs. As for the predator, 2 years for hurting the girl?! Really? He should get a longer and worse sentence than jail.