Ex Grab driver charged with trying to rape drunk passenger

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SINGAPORE – A former private-hire driver with Grab has been accused of sexually assaulting and trying to rape a drunken 19-year-old passenger in the car’s backseat.

Tan Yew Sin, 46, went on trial in the High Court on Tuesday (Sept 29) on one count each of attempted rape, sexual assault by penetration and outrage of modesty. He is accused of committing the offences in the early hours of May 19, 2018.

The married father-of-three admitted that he had fondled the victim, inserted his finger into her and tried to have sex with her in his Kia Carens, but claimed that she participated in some of the acts, the High Court heard.

Prosecutors said Tan’s likely defence is that he believed that the woman consented to the acts.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Chew Xin Ying contended that there were “clear and obvious signs” that the woman was so intoxicated that Tan must have known that she was not in a position to consent to any sexual activity with him.

The DPP said the prosecution will be seeking to admit two police statements to prove that Tan observed the woman’s “erratic behaviour” before committing the offences.

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