(a) A intentionally meets B or travels with the intention of meeting B or B travels to attend a meeting with A which A has either initiated or agreed to whether expressly or by implication; and
Section history
Section 376E — Sexual grooming of minor under 16
As in force on 1 January 2020.
(1) Any person of or above the age of 2118 years (A) shall be guilty of an offence if having met or communicated with another person (B) on 2 or more previous occasionsat least one previous occasion —
(b)at the time of the acts referred to in paragraph (a) —
(i)A intends to do anything to or in respect of B, during or after the meeting, which if done will involve the commission by A of a relevant offence;
(ii)B is under 16 years of age; and
(iii)A does not reasonably believe that B is of or above the age of 16 years.
(2)In subsection (1), “relevant offence” means an offence under —
(a) section 354, 354A, 375, 376, 376A, 376B, 376F, 376G or 377A;355, 372, 373, 373A, 375, 376, 376A, 376B, 376C, 376EB, 376ED, 376F, 376H, 377(3), 377A, 377B(3), 377BA, 377BB, 377BF, 377BG or 377BH;
(b)section 7 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38); or
(c)section 140(1) of the Women’s Charter (Cap. 353).
(3) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether the 2 or more previous occasionsprevious occasion of A having met or communicated with B referred to in subsection (1) took place in or outside Singapore.
(4)A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.
(4)A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall on conviction —
(a)in the case where the offence is committed against a victim who is below 14 years of age and A does not reasonably believe that B is of or above that age, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 4 years, or with fine, or with both; or
(b)in any other case, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.
[UK SOA 2003, s. 15]