Army sergeant held for allegedly molesting 5-year-old
Magistrate Dr Teoh Shu Yee granted the remand order beginning today until July 29 to facilitate investigations under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
According to a source, the alleged incident came to light when the child informed her mother on July 9.
"The victim claimed that the molestation took place in their residential area one afternoon in January, while she was walking home from kindergarten.
"The suspect, known to both the victim's parents, allegedly approached her and took her for a drive around the neighbourhood in his car," the source said.
The victim also claimed that similar incidents had happened multiple times, during which the suspect would lure her with ice cream before committing the alleged acts.
Police arrested the suspect yesterday evening.
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