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Indonesian man sentenced to jail for molesting Thai girl on flight
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A Singapore court sentenced an Indonesian man to 15 months in jail and caning on June 3 after he admitted molesting a 17 year old Thai girl during a flight from Okinawa to Singapore on April 15.
Key facts
- A Singapore court sentenced an Indonesian man to 15 months in jail and caning on June 3 after he admitted molesting a 17 year old Thai girl during a flight from Okinawa to Singapore on April 15.
- The suspect, 20 year old Ariel Lhudfiyan Muarifin pleaded guilty to outrage of modesty after the incident on a flight.
- Prosecutors sought a jail term of 14 to 16 months and three to five strokes of the cane, a form of corporal punishment in Singapore
- Ariel appealed for leniency through an interpreter, but was sentenced to 15 months in jail and three strokes of the cane.
Summary
The suspect, 20 year old Ariel Lhudfiyan Muarifin pleaded guilty to outrage of modesty after the incident on a flight.
The court heard that Ariel, an Indonesian construction worker based in Okinawa, was travelling back to Indonesia and using Singapore as a transit point. The Thai girl, who lives in Thailand, was also travelling home through Singapore and was seated beside him.