Overview
- The 34-year-old admitted to sexual assault by penetration and obstructing the course of justice, with three other charges taken into consideration.
- The assault occurred on Jan 15, 2024, inside a locked women’s toilet cubicle at Kallang Riverside Park after the pair met for dinner near Lavender MRT.
- After the attack, Choy told the victim to report him, then unfollowed and blocked her on social platforms and deleted their messages.
- About five hours later, he got his then-girlfriend to drive him to Malaysia and was arrested upon re-entering Singapore on Jan 19, 2024.
- Prosecutors sought roughly 6 years 10 months to 7 years 7 months plus four strokes, and the court imposed seven years’ jail and four strokes; the victim’s identity remains protected by a gag order.