Man faces charge of offering S$1,000 to teenage girl for sexual services in Orchard Road area
File photo of the State Courts in Singapore. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
SINGAPORE: A 46-year-old man is accused of obtaining sexual services from a 17-year-old girl in the Orchard Road area for a sum of S$1,000.
Aloi Gregory Marshall, a US citizen, allegedly did so at a unit in Delfi Orchard on Apr 24, 2021.
No details were provided in the charge sheets about how they met.
Aloi also faces a second charge of possessing 115 obscene films. The videos were purportedly found on two mobile phones and an iPad on Jun 1 last year.
His case was heard on Wednesday (Feb 9) and transferred to chambers for a pre-trial conference next month.
He is out on bail of S$15,000.
If convicted of obtaining for consideration the sexual services of a person under 18, he can be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both.
For possessing obscene films, he can be fined at least S$500 per film, up to a cap of S$20,000. He can also be jailed for up to six months, or both.
