Teen sex offender ordered to perform 100 hours of community service

A teenager who pleaded guilty to four charges of sex-related offences was ordered by the Court of Appeal today to perform 100 hours of community service.

This was after the three-member panel comprising justices Hadhariah Syed Ismail, M Gunalan and Lim Chong Fong allowed the teenager’s appeal to set aside the lower court’s order that he be sent to Henry Gurney School for three years.

Lim, who delivered the court’s decision, said the appropriate order to be given to the male teenager, who is now 18 years old, is for him to perform community service for a total of 100 hours under the supervision of...