A 19-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) pleaded guilty on Nov 26 to offering money to underage boys for sexual acts and to harassing one of them.
According to ST, Muhammad Shafirul Danish Muhammad Shaffie admitted to two counts of communicating with a person below 18 to obtain sexual services, as well as one harassment charge.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Lewis Tan told the court that Shafirul befriended a 16-year-old boy, referred to as A1, on Instagram in November 2024.
“A1 told him his age, and during a face-to-face meeting in March, Shafirul borrowed $45 from the boy. But instead of repaying the victim the following month, Shafirul repeatedly offered to perform a sexual act on him. He even offered $200 to A1, who turned him down,” said DPP Tan according to ST.
Shafirul also pretended to be someone called “Izz Syah”, offered to book a Grab vehicle for A1, and sent A1 a photo of four pieces of $50 notes totalling $200 to show that he had the means to pay. “A1 nonetheless knew that it was the accused messaging him. A1 again rejected the accused’s offer and asked the accused to return him the $45,” added DPP Tan.
Shafirul reportedly said he would not repay A1 unless the victim accepted his offer. A1 stopped communicating with him and lodged a police report on April 10.
Shafirul later came across a TikTok post by a second 16-year-old boy, A2, in November 2024, and began chatting with him. In March, Shafirul said he wanted to perform either one of two sexual acts on A2, offering up to $290. He also offered $50 for a picture of his genitals.
After A2 rejected the offers, Shafirul “then threatened to expose A2’s face on TikTok to shame A2 for not acceding to the accused’s offer,” said the prosecutor. Shafirul later posted a video containing A2’s face, stating that A2 was afraid to meet him face to face.
When A2 asked Shafirul to remove the video, he refused and told A2 to “look for other people with whom the offender could engage in a certain sexual activity.”
A2 eventually confided in his sister, who filed a police report in June. Shafirul was arrested the following month and released on bail in August.
Despite being out on bail, Shafirul contacted a third boy, A5, in September 2024, offering him $279 for either one of two sexual activities. A5 rejected the offer.
The court called for a report to assess Shafirul’s suitability for reformative training. Young offenders ordered to undergo reformative training are detained in a centre to undergo a strict regimen that can include foot drills and counselling. Shafirul will be sentenced in December.
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