Former school teacher, 76, calls 4 underaged girls his 'sex toys' & molests 1 of them in NEX food court

While four secondary school girls were having their lunch at a food court in NEX, a 76-year-old man went up to them and sat between two girls.

He then indecently touched one 13-year-old girl on the back and proceeded to call the girls his "sex toys" and "wives from Monday to Thursday".

The terrified girls managed to escape his company and lodged a police report the next day, reported Shin Min Daily News.

The man, a former junior college teacher, Lim See Poi, has now been handed 13 charges, including indecent assault, attempting to insult the dignity of a woman and violating the Protection of Harassment Act.

Approached four underaged girls

On Sep. 20, 2023, at around 3pm, Lim approached the four girls, who were all between the ages of 12 and 13, and found an excuse to sit with them.

He told the girls that he was too old to teach any longer at his school and asked if they were interested in hiring a math tutor.

Lim's conversation topics became increasingly indecent, saying that he liked teaching female students because he could hug them.

He also told the girls: "If you were my wife, my life would be great" and "You are my sex toys."

Lim also pointed at the girls one by one and said that they were his "wives" from Monday to Thursday, and that he could rest on Friday and visit Malaysia on the weekend.

Girls managed to leave

The four girls felt uncomfortable from the interaction and took the opportunity to leave when one said her father was waiting for her.

However, when they got up to leave, Lim touched the left arm of one of the girls.

The girls were said to be crying and "shaking with fear".

Eventually, one of them called the police the next day.

Not the first time

This was apparently not the first time Lim committed similar acts, and he is reported to have had as many as 13 victims.

Previously in 2019, he was given a conditional warning for indecent assault.

However, he violated the conditions during the stipulated period and was charged in court on Oct. 2, 2020, for indecent assault and insulting the dignity of women.

Lim was again given a conditional warning on Aug. 19, 2021 and was released without being charged.

However, he continued to commit a series of crimes, including indecently assaulting women's breasts.

Has rare form of dementia

Lim's lawyer asked the judge for leniency, saying Lim suffered from a rare type of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, which affected his decision-making and behavioural skills.

The lawyer added that Lim's family would arrange for him to go to a daycare centre in the day and bring him home at night after he is released from prison.

The prosecution, however, argued that Lim was a habitual offender and that he could not use his illness as an excuse.

They sought a sentence of 14 months and 1 week to 20 months in prison for Lim.

Lim pleaded guilty on Mar. 11, and his sentencing date is set for Mar. 18.

Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that Lim's family was making arrangements for him to receive care at a nursing home. The article has been corrected.

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