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Bogus photographer jailed
By Elena Chong
AN UNEMPLOYED man who posed as a professional photographer has been jailed for four years for deceiving victims into posing in the nude.
Tan Eng Hwa, 35, had also claimed to be a model agency owner and duped young women into believing that he would pay them for the photo shoots.
But he never did. In two instances, he even had sex with two young students, aged 21 and 19, after getting them to pose in the nude.
He also admitted to cheating his friend and former colleague Benedict Ho Yew Leong, 32, who transferred a total of $2,000 into his POSB account in August last year to get a loan. He claimed that his 'friend' who could lend Mr Ho $8,540 needed the cash upfront to settle some personal bill first before giving him the loan.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Jeh Yaw said last November, Tan set up an online account with the intention to lure girls on the pretext of a photo shoot and to pay them between $500 and $700 for each session. Tan would ask the victims if they were willing to do social escort services and then engaged in sex with them as a form of training.
Two of his victims were duped into having sex and posed in the nude, while a third had her pictures taken while clad in lingerie. When he tried to have sex again with the 21-year-old student a month later, she refused as Tan had not paid her the last time. Tan then threatened to expose her nude photos on the Internet. She lodged a police report.
By Elena Chong
AN UNEMPLOYED man who posed as a professional photographer has been jailed for four years for deceiving victims into posing in the nude.
Tan Eng Hwa, 35, had also claimed to be a model agency owner and duped young women into believing that he would pay them for the photo shoots.
But he never did. In two instances, he even had sex with two young students, aged 21 and 19, after getting them to pose in the nude.
He also admitted to cheating his friend and former colleague Benedict Ho Yew Leong, 32, who transferred a total of $2,000 into his POSB account in August last year to get a loan. He claimed that his 'friend' who could lend Mr Ho $8,540 needed the cash upfront to settle some personal bill first before giving him the loan.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Jeh Yaw said last November, Tan set up an online account with the intention to lure girls on the pretext of a photo shoot and to pay them between $500 and $700 for each session. Tan would ask the victims if they were willing to do social escort services and then engaged in sex with them as a form of training.
Two of his victims were duped into having sex and posed in the nude, while a third had her pictures taken while clad in lingerie. When he tried to have sex again with the 21-year-old student a month later, she refused as Tan had not paid her the last time. Tan then threatened to expose her nude photos on the Internet. She lodged a police report.
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