SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced on Monday (Aug 15) to eight years’ jail plus six strokes from the cane for raping a drunk teenage girl at a birthday celebration.
Rajama Samuel Doctorian Purba, 20, pleaded responsible to one charge associated with rape. Two fees of outraging the particular victim’s modesty plus possessing obscene films were also considered for sentencing.
Rajama was seeking a diploma at a private school at the time of the offences in November 2020.
The victim was obviously a 16-year-old secondary school student then. The girl identity is guarded by gag purchase.
She experienced never met Rajama before the incident, but had a friend studying in the same program as Rajama’s housemate.
The four of them had collected to celebrate the particular victim’s friend’s birthday at Rajama’s house.
The sufferer was initially hesitant to attend as she did not know anyone else on the gathering, but agreed as it was a special event for her friend.
She and her friend arrived at Rajama’s apartment at about 9. 30pm.
The girls played card games plus drank alcohol – including whisky and soju – that Rajama and his housemate provided.
After a few rounds of card games, the target started feeling light headed and falling in and out of consciousness.
She told the group she wanted to vomit. Rajama supported her to the toilet in the bedroom, while the various other two remained within the living room.
As soon as in the bedroom, Rajama locked the door plus brought the sufferer to the toilet, exactly where she threw up. Rajama cleaned up after her.
He then realised the victim had become completely unconscious. This individual lifted her plus placed her on his bed, where he molested and raped the girl.
During the assault, the victim drifted in and out of consciousness and was conscious of Rajama’s movements. But she was not able to resist or proceed due to intoxication.
Rajama stopped over time as he felt accountable, court documents stated.
He dressed the victim up plus helped her to the toilet where the lady vomited again.
He then left the girl there and rejoined the rest in the family room.
Rajama’s housemate went to the bedroom later on as he wanted to use the toilet, and noticed the victim resting on the toilet flooring.
He became angry and told off Rajama for disrespecting the target and leaving her in such a condition. They laid the sufferer down on the bed.
Rajama then opened up to his friend that he had sex with the victim since she was in a drunken state.
They returned to the living room, where they will continued drinking.
Around 4am the following day, the victim still left the apartment whilst supported by the girl friend. They got a private-hire vehicle to his level, where the victim told him what Rajama had done with her.
When the target returned home, the lady could not stop considering what had occurred. She confided in her ex-boyfriend, plus was coaxed straight into making a police report.
Rajama had been arrested at their apartment the next day, where five obscene films were found in their possession.
The particular victim was assessed to suffer from mild mental distress. She said she tried to struggle during the sexual strike, but was too poor to resist Rajama.
Deputy Public Prosecutors Kavita Uthrapathy and Theong Li Han sought seven to 10 years’ jail and six strokes of the cane.
They pointed out the victim’s vulnerability as she had been young and significantly intoxicated, but also recognized Rajama’s young age at that time and his early plea of guilt.
Defence counsel Nasser Ismail asked for a slightly shorter prison term of 7 to nine many years, citing his client’s remorse and insufficient premeditation.
The punishment for rape is up to 20 years’ jail and a fine or caning.