Another sex scandal in incorruptible Singapore!
Is Singapore so tiny and not happening that the citizens have nothing to do but each other?
Presenting defendant, former NUS law professor Tey Tsun Hang.
Before he joined NUS, Tey was a district judge with Singapore's Subordinate Courts, and had even spent time as a state counsel at the legislation division of the Attorney-General's Chambers. Currently, he has been charged with six counts of corruption in a sex-for-grades scandal. Tey is 41 years old and married.
Since it takes two hands to clap, this is the student who allegedly offered sex-for-grades. Presenting Darinne Ko Wen Hui, who at 23 years old, already know that brains can only take you so far. Oh wait, she was even younger when it happened..
It appears that Ko had told a friend about her little secret with Tey, thinking that it had blown over. However, the authorities took action and Tey was formally charged last Friday. She has, very impressively hired Subhas Anandan and Sunil Sudheesan as her defence lawyers. (Hmm, Mr Subhas seems to be taking on all the sex-related cases this year). It appears that Ko had been arrested in April, about the same time when Tey was investigated. She is currently out on police bail
Students sleeping with professors or professors sleeping with students is not new. Yet, conflict of interest remains of little concern to the general public. Hell if alcohol can cloud your judgement, we are pretty sure that sex can too. Will this end student-professor sexaships? We doubt so. Lianhe Wanbao claims that Ko had only been given a B. So even it there was no corruption, there were indeed, improper and unprofessional conduct.
It will be interesting to see how this case develops. Given Tey's background, he should have powerful friends. Consider the fact that he was first investigated in April, surely he would have taken time out to plan his defense should shit hits the fan. Yet when he is charged, he would only say that he is known to speak about the system and attribute his writings to why he is being prosecuted. Unless the system planted Ko...
Also, Ko's engagement of Subhas Anandan speaks volumes. Considering that her lawyers are suppose to defend her, why did she withhold the fact that she was arrested in April from them?
Hmm. Let's wait and see how this unfolds.
P.S. Someone said that regardless of the grade e.g. A, B or C, corruption is still corruption.
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