Singapore — Accused of sexual harassment Dee Kosh appeared in court on Thursday (August 19) to face a total of seven charges. The YouTuber has been under a cloud since he was accused of sexual harassment by several young males last year
Appearing in person, the 32-year-old Kosh (born Darryl Ian Koshy) faced one charge under the Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA) for sexual exploitation of a child or a young person; another for possessing obscene films; two charges for making obscene films; and charges for commercial sex with a minor under-18.
Koshy is due back in court on September 15.
In February 2017, he reportedly asked a 16-year-old male for sexual services in exchange for a payment of $2,000. The following year, between March and June, he offered money to a 15-year-old male, also for sexual services.
In July 2018, he allegedly offered a 17-year-old male $1,000 for sexual services, and in August 2020, he offered the same amount to another 17-year-old, also for sexual services.
In August 2020, accusations that he had sexually harassed young males began to emerge on social media. As a result, several police reports were filed against the popular media personality, who at one point had hundreds of thousands of followers on YouTube and Instagram.
Following allegations of sexual harassment Dee Kosh was investigated and arrested.
After he was arrested, multiple obscene videos were found among his possessions, including videos of himself in sexual acts with others, from whom he had not obtained consent for filming.
If Koshy is found guilty of sexual exploitation of a young person, he could be jailed for as long as five years, fined the maximum amount of $10,000, or both, based on the CYPA.
For the offence of communicating for the purpose of obtaining for consideration sexual services of a minor under 18 years of age, he could be jailed up to two years, fined, or both.
For the charge of making an obscene film, he could be fined between $20,000 and $40,000, jailed for two years, or both, based on the Films Act in force at the time of the alleged offences.
And for the charge of possessing obscene films, he could be jailed for as long as six months, fined as much as $20,000, or both. /TISG
Police reports filed against Dee Kosh who admits that there is some truth to the accusations
Police reports filed against Dee Kosh who admits that there is some truth to the accusations
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