'The acts done to the children are abnormal': CID officer on dealing with cases involving child sexual-abuse material
SINGAPORE — The Singaporean man met the teenager in her country, and they became a couple when she was about 16 years old.
She came to Singapore to stay with him, but he later asked her to prostitute herself to help him settle his debts.
She agreed to do this when she turned 18, and when they were caught by the police, she defended him even though he had been taking advantage of her.
This case stuck out for Inspector Bryan Ang Tai Yong, 38, a senior investigation officer with the Specialised Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
He focuses on child sexual-abuse material offences, which most people refer to as child pornography.
Insp Ang, who has been with the branch for 11 years, said it took a long time before the victim confided in him, and the man was jailed.
He said: «This girl is well educated and comes from a normal family. She told me she might have developed Stockholm syndrome and pitied the man.»
Stockholm syndrome refers to an emotional response where abuse victims have positive feelings or sympathy towards an abuser.
The girl eventually returned to her country.