SINGAPORE: A new Bill tabled in Parliament on Monday (Aug 2) is proposing tougher maximum penalties for three types of sexual offences, among ...
Apart from raising penalties for some of these crimes, the Criminal Law Bill will also aim to expand and clarify the scope of other offences, such as providing false information to a public servant.An average of 1,190 cases of outrage of modesty were reported each year from 2016 to 2020, marking a 24 per cent increase from the previous five-year period, from 2011 to 2015, said the Law Ministry and Home Affairs Ministry in a joint release.
One such section involves giving false information to a public servant with the intent of causing, or knowing that it will likely cause, the public servant to improperly use, or not to use, his lawful powers. “This is not just a matter of wasting police resources, but also compromising public safety; if the suspect remains at large, he could commit more offences, leading to more victims,” noted the ministries, adding that changes under the Bill would help cover such scenarios.
The Bill aims to broaden the scope of the offence in a few ways, such as covering deception about the risk of the victim getting an STD. This includes, for instance, if an offender lies to the victim that the offender’s STD is not transmissible via sexual activity.
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