jail, caning for man who raped masseuse at Geylang parlour

A construction worker who did not have money to pay for a massage refused to leave a Geylang parlour when told to do so, and turned violent to get the masseuse to submit to him.

- Selina Lum

He straddled the woman across her chest, choked her with both his hands and slapped her multiple times before he forced her to perform a sex act on him.

On Nov 11, Prodhan Sajib, a 27year-old Bangladeshi national, was sentenced to 10 years in jail and six strokes ofthe cane after he pleaded guilty to raping the 32-year-old victim, a Chinese national.

Two other charges - a second count of rape and a count of criminal trespass - were taken into consideration in sentencing.

The offences took place on the morning of May 18, 2022.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Maximilian Chew told the High Court that at about 7.35am that day, Sajib arrived for work at a construction site in Geylang but left shortly after to buy some groceries.

At about 7.55am, the victim was sleeping in the massage parlour when she heard the doorbell. She saw Sajib standing outside and opened the glass door to let him in.