Man gets six weeks' jail for showing porn video to children

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A boy and girl, while on a camping trip with friends and family, were walking around Sembawang Park when they noticed a man following them.

Basar Abdul tried to befriend them, then went on to show the 12-year-olds a pornographic video on his mobile phone.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 30, 2018, with the headline Man gets six weeks' jail for showing porn video to children. Subscribe