A mathematics teacher at an international school in Singapore had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student and manipulated her into keeping it a secret.
The court heard that the victim, now 17, is a Chinese national who came to Singapore in February 2019 to pursue an education. As she was leaving, the accused asked her to be his girlfriend, and she agreed as she thought it would be good to have a teacher to care for her. They broke up in mid-June that year, after the victim informed him that she had plans to transfer to another school. It was also the end of the school term and the end of the teacher's employment with the school.
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