If a Singaporean paedophile goes overseas to exploit children, should he be prosecuted here on the evidence emerging? An online petition seeks this. It asks the Government to "make it a criminal offence to engage in sexual activity with anyone below 18 years of age while overseas". Child-sex tourists are not "helping [poor children] to make a living" and that such acts "take advantage of their victims' poverty, marginalisation and lack of protection".
Signatory Sumy Menon said: "If the Government can prosecute Singaporeans and permanent residents who go abroad and take drugs, then surely we can stop this (sexual exploitation of children)."
The petition can be viewed at
www.petitiononline.com/ChildSex/petition.html
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