SINGAPORE: During a class at a language training and literacy centre, a reading specialist molested a three-year-old pupil while the children watched a video.
The victim was 3 years and 11 months old at the time of the offence and attended Monks' lessons at the centre every Saturday, calling him"Teacher Richard". At about 5.20pm, Monks gathered all the students to sit on one side of the table for a video-watching session, placing himself behind the students and opposite a closed-circuit television camera that he knew was in the room.This way, the students' upper bodies blocked the camera's view of his hands, while the lower halves of the kids' bodies could not be captured.
Uncomfortable at his touch, the victim expressed her discomfort by fidgeting and turning back to look at him several times. The clip of the incident was played in open court. Despite the victim's reactions, Monks continued to molest the girl.