SINGAPORE: Former radio disc jockey Dee Kosh intends to plead guilty to sex offences he is accused of, a court heard on Tuesday (Jan 25).
Lawyers from Eugene Thuraisingam Lawyers told the court that their client, Darryl Ian Koshy, 33, intended to plead guilty. He was scheduled to do so on March 10.
Last August, Kosh was charged with seven counts, including communicating with a minor to obtain sexual services, attempting to sexually exploit a young person, making an obscene film and possessing an obscene film.
He was charged with offering up to S$2,000 to a 16-year-old boy in February 2017 and up to S$1,000 to a 17-year-old boy in July 2018 so he could have sex with them.
Kosh was also charged with attempting to induce an indecent act by a 15-year-old boy by asking the boy to perform a sexual act on him between March 2018 and June 2018.
Kosh rose to fame as a YouTuber, and later became the host of the Power 98 radio station. He was suspended pending an investigation and was later suspended after being charged.
He allegedly offered another 17-year-old boy S$1,000 in August 2020 for the teen to perform oral sex on him.
If convicted of sexually exploiting a youth under the Children and Youth Act, he could be jailed for up to five years, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
He could be jailed for up to two years and fined if convicted of communicating to obtain sexual services for a minor.
The penalty for making an obscene film is up to two years in jail and a fine of S$20,000 to S$40,000. The maximum penalty for possession of an obscene video is six months imprisonment, a fine of up to S$20,000, or both.
