Overview
- The former Singapore police officer, Sharizal Shafi’ee, was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail and four strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to five sexual offences involving teenage boys.
- Prosecutors said he posed as a woman both in person and online, using the alias 'Lisa' to groom and trick 15‑year‑olds into sexual acts that he secretly recorded.
- One attack occurred on April 18, 2024 when he dressed in a dress, headscarf and makeup, lured a 15‑year‑old student to an HDB staircase landing and molested him; the boy reported the incident the same day and Sharizal was arrested on April 28, 2024.
- Forensic checks found numerous voyeuristic videos on his phone, including a recording longer than 12 minutes that clearly showed a then‑15‑year‑old, and investigators identified at least 32 men recorded on the device.
- Victims’ identities are protected by a court gag order and the judge said deterrence should guide sentencing after prosecutors urged a heavier term for what they called an 'extremely high' degree of sexual exploitation.