The sentencing of the self-confessed lesbian, SRM, came more
than a month after her conviction on Mar 4 for three counts of indecent assault
committed against the boy, then 8 years old, between July 1, 2011 and Aug 31,
2013.
In sentencing, District Court Judge Johnny Chan said: “The defendant
has done much damage to the boy. The defendant’s duty was to take care of the
victim when his parents were away, but she flagrantly breached that duty and
assaulted the boy.”
He said the boy would need a long time to recover and would
have to be undergo therapy.
The impact report presented to the court cited the child
victim’s “recurrent nightmares” and “crying in the middle of the night”
following the assaults.
But earlier, another report submitted by a clinical
psychologist said he interviewed the boy three times before the trial and found
him “calm and settled”.
Because of the apparent discrepancy in the two reports,
defense lawyer John Hemmings advised the defendant to immediately ask for legal
aid so they could appeal her case. – Vir
B. Lumicao
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