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Jilted man who tried to pass off ex-lover as sex worker jailed more than 9 months

SINGAPORE — A jilted man who advertised his former lover as a prostitute online was sentenced on Tuesday (Feb 12) to seven months’ jail for unlawful stalking.

District Judge Mathew Joseph said Tay’s harassment of his 40-year-old ex-lover over a period of six months was “not just dishonourable but quite despicable”.

District Judge Mathew Joseph said Tay’s harassment of his 40-year-old ex-lover over a period of six months was “not just dishonourable but quite despicable”.

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SINGAPORE — A jilted man who advertised his former lover as a prostitute online was sentenced on Tuesday (Feb 12) to seven months’ jailfor unlawful stalking.

Tay Ling Choon, 47, was also sent to jail for nine weeks for stealing two S$2 pouches last year at a shop in Nex mall. The sentences are to run consecutively. 

The unemployed man could not be sentenced last month as he suffered a seizure during a break in the court hearing.

On Tuesday, District Judge Mathew Joseph said Tay’s harassment of his 40-year-old ex-lover over a period of six months was “not just dishonourable but quite despicable”.

Tay met the woman – who cannot be named due to a gag order – at a parenting workshop in November 2015. The divorcees had a sexual relationship but the women ended their liaison in January 2016.

Tay was upset and began sending text messages containing insults and threats to her. Among other things, he threatened to publish photos and videos of them having sex on various platforms.

In April 2016, he put up an advertisement on Facebook using her photo and contact number, listing the prices for her services and payment methods accepted.

He did the same on classifieds website Locanto, falsely describing the woman as a 23-year-old graduate.

The victim later received messages from strangers as a result of the ads.

The prosecution had sought a total sentence of at least 10 months’ jail for Tay, noting that he committed theft while on bail on April 14 last year, displaying “total disregarded for authority and blatant disrespect for the law”.

Tay’s pro bono lawyer, Ms Sadhana Rai, had said he stole as he was under “immense pressure” because of the charges against him.

Tay suffers from a number of mental conditions, such as depression and borderline personality disorder, she said.

Tay could have been jailed up to 12 months and fined up to S$5,000 for unlawfully stalking his ex-lover. For committing theft, he could have been jailed up to seven years and fined.

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