Lawyer chided for blaming 13-year-old victim
Judge slams his allusions to girl's supposed ill repute; ex-NTU student's jail term raised
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A former undergraduate who had sex with a 13-year-old girl has had his sentence increased, with the court slamming his former lawyer for trying to blame the victim.
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student coerced the teen into sex acts as they watched erotic film Fifty Shades Of Grey in his hostel room, and sent her lewd photos of himself. But when he was hauled to court in 2018, his lawyer at the time, Mr S. Radakrishnan, made a "blatant and unapologetic attempt" to blame the victim by alluding to her supposed promiscuity and family background.
