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Rape convict becomes first Japanese national to receive corporal punishment in Singapore

A Japanese man has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and 20 strokes of the cane by a Singapore court for raping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2019, according to court documents. This case marks the first instance of a Japanese national receiving corporal punishment in Singapore.

The Singapore High Court issued the sentence to Ikko Kita, a 38-year-old hair stylist, on Monday. Kita was found guilty of assaulting a 20-year-old female Singaporean university student who was intoxicated at the time. The incident occurred in the early hours of December 30, 2019, as reported by the South China Morning Post.

Court documents reveal that Kita, who did not know the woman, took her to his apartment by taxi and committed non-consensual sexual acts while recording the incident. He later sent the footage to a friend, according to Channel News Asia.

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