Ex-Singapore cop faces 15 charges over sex offences involving at least six boys, producing child porn
He allegedly targeted three boys in one day in April 2024.
Sharizal Shafi'ee's alleged offences involved three 14-year-old and three 15-year-old boys, and were allegedly committed while he was still with the Singapore Police Force.
The 40-year-old, who has since left the force, was handed 15 charges on July 25.
Court documents stated he was in a Jurong West flat on July 31, 2023, when he allegedly persuaded a 15-year-old boy to perform a sexual act over a video call via messaging platform Telegram.
Sharizal allegedly used his mobile phone to record the teenager doing so.
He was in the same flat on Aug 20, 2023, when he allegedly committed similar offences involving a 14-year-old boy.
Sharizal is said to have committed the same offences again with the same boy two days later.
He is accused of targeting a second 15-year-old boy twice in November 2023.
Similarly, Sharizal allegedly persuaded the teenager to perform a sexual act over a Telegram video call on Nov 12 and 17 that year.
After that, he purportedly used his mobile phone to record the teenager doing so on both occasions.
On April 18, 2024, he allegedly targeted three victims, first by allegedly committing similar offences against a third 15-year-old boy.
He is accused of attempting to procure an obscene act from a second 14-year-old boy along a pavement in Jurong West Avenue 1 that day.
Court documents stated Sharizal allegedly requested the teenager's help to adjust Sharizal's bra and asked the boy to follow him. Court documents did not disclose why Sharizal was allegedly wearing the bra at the time.
Sharizal allegedly did this so he could touch the boy in an obscene manner.
Sharizal allegedly struck again that day when he allegedly molested a third 14-year-old boy at a staircase landing of a Jurong West block of flats.
Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they had removed Sharizal from front-line duties before he resigned on June 16, 2024.
A police spokesperson added: 'Officers of the Singapore Police Force are expected to uphold the law and maintain the highest standards of conduct and integrity. We deal with officers who break the law seriously, including charging them in court.
'We are unable to comment further as court proceedings are ongoing.'
Sharizal's case has been adjourned to Aug 22.
If convicted of molestation, he can be jailed for up to three years, fined, caned, or receive any combination of such punishments.
For each count of producing a sexually explicit video showing a minor, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined or caned. - The Straits Times/ANN
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