Sexual Assault: Who is the Victim?

Dr Yeo Sow Nam was previously acquitted of molestation charges and a statement has been issued that no action will be taken against the woman who made the false accusation.

AGC said the prosecution withdrew the charges against Dr Yeo because the woman’s evidence would not be “unusually convincing” to secure a conviction and not because she had been “untruthful about the alleged outrage of modesty”.

This comes as a response to the public statement made by Dr Yeo’s lawyers that the woman admitted to lying in court about “material elements” of her allegations. When cross-examined, she had confessed to lying about Dr Yeo resting his hand on her hip, among other alleged offences, and to changing her version of events to make it seem more believable.

The judge ruled that a gag order on the woman’s identity will remain in force, after the defence lawyers wanted to apply to lift the order. Yet immediately after concluding his submissions, the defendant abruptly agreed with the prosecution that there was no basis to lift the gag order, and withdrew his application.

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