Man admits posing as agent for 'sugar daddies' to lure 11 women into sex acts

SINGAPORE: Over 10 months, a person who couldn't afford paid intercourse posed as an agent for rich "sugar daddies" and tricked 11 girls into intercourse acts with him on the premise of "testing" them out for shoppers.

De Beers Wong Tian Jun, 39, pleaded responsible on Thursday (Mar 18) to 10 fees together with dishonest, legal intimidation and possession of obscene images for circulation. One other 26 fees might be thought of in sentencing.

The court docket heard that Wong wished to have paid intercourse in 2015 however couldn't afford the costs he noticed listed in on-line ads. He devised a scheme to promote for "sugar babes", or paid escorts who offered sexual companies to "sugar daddies" in alternate for cash.

Within the advert, Wong lied that he was a contract agent who linked such escorts to his well-to-do shoppers and sought individuals who have been "serious about earning good money".

Between April 2015 and January 2016, at the least 11 girls aged between 18 and 24 responded to Wong's commercial on Locanto. Wong stated he had shoppers who would pay them S$8,000 to S$20,000 per thirty days, however stated they needed to first ship their nude images to Wong or have interaction in sexual acts with him.

He claimed this was needed for the ladies to be "evaluated" by his shoppers to evaluate in the event that they have been appropriate for a "sugar daddy" association.

In fact, he had no such shoppers and had lied in order that he may have intercourse with girls without having to pay them. After acquiring nude images of the ladies or filming his intercourse acts with them, Wong would threaten them with dissemination if they didn't have interaction in sexual exercise with him once more.

All the ladies suffered psychological anguish after their encounters with Wong, with some having recurring nightmares and others experiencing worry, anxiousness and paranoia that he would leak their intimate photos or movies.

ONE VICTIM PLAGUED BY ANXIETY ATTACKS AFTER ENCOUNTER

One sufferer was 24 when she got here throughout Wong's commercial in October 2015. He lied to her that she may earn S$10,000 to S$20,000 per thirty days from his "sugar daddy" shoppers, and requested for nude images of herself.

The lady was reluctant, however Wong satisfied her into doing so by saying that "all my girls take skimpy pics so you will be on a losing end".

After viewing the images, Wong stated earlier than introducing the lady to any shoppers, he wanted to satisfy her for a photoshoot and to have interaction in sexual exercise so he may fee her efficiency for his shoppers.

He claimed that "sugar babes" who didn't have interaction in sexual exercise with him must accept lower-paying shoppers. The lady was once more reluctant, however Wong coaxed her by saying he had a consumer who was eager to satisfy her when he arrived in Singapore and had final paid a "sugar babe" S$16,000.

The lady met Wong at a resort the place he took topless images of her. When she wished to depart, Wong satisfied her into having unprotected intercourse, once more mendacity about having to "test" her.

He didn't introduce the lady to any shoppers after that, and she or he skilled anxiousness assaults within the following days. She could be triggered by reminiscences of the encounter with Wong and begin crying, experiencing signs corresponding to shortness of breath, complications, nausea and giddiness.

She additionally started having sleeping issues and nightmares and prevented going to the world the place the resort was located. She was later identified with adjustment dysfunction with anxiousness.

Nonetheless, Wong continued contacting her in a bid to satisfy her once more. When she didn't reply inside 12 hours, he informed her he would introduce one other "sugar babe" to his purported consumer as a substitute.

He additionally forwarded screenshots of what he claimed to be conversations together with his shoppers, and stated he was unable to reply their questions on her efficiency.

When the lady requested Wong to delete nude images of her in October 2015, he lied that he had carried out so. She continued begging him to delete the images till January 2016, when Wong informed her he had retrieved backups of her nude images and would delete them provided that she agreed to offer him with sexual companies.

When the lady informed Wong that she was doing him a favour by not going to the police, he replied: "Now I have to pass your photos to my friends in case anything happen(s) to me they will use the photos as they wish."

The lady felt afraid and lodged a police report towards him a couple of days later.

The prosecution referred to as for at the least 30 months' jail for Wong's "sustained and egregious offending against multiple victims" over 10 months, highlighting the premeditation and planning concerned in his "systematic approach".

He made up conversations together with his "clients" and manipulated the victims, devising excuses to justify soliciting intercourse from them and inflicting psychological hurt to them.

The defence stated Wong had been identified with adjustment dysfunction that affected his functionality to make choices, and that he's remorseful and has stayed away from hassle.

He nonetheless has anxiousness as a result of proceedings, with investigations beginning six years in the past and weighing "heavily on his mind", stated the lawyer. He suffered in poor health well being and had a stroke earlier this 12 months.

He'll return to court docket for sentencing subsequent month.