Foreign Talent Professor charged with obtaining sexual favors from NUS Law student Darinne Ko Wen Hui
Lately, we are seeing and hearing scandals linked to Malaysia Boleh counterparts in NUS, Singapore. What with Alvin and Vivian, and before that the great law Assoc Professor's sex scandal in, well, where else but NUS. Maybe there is some truths when they said NUS should stand for Naked University of Scandals. Joke aside......
National University of Singapore (NUS) associate professor from the Law Faculty Tey Tsun Hang has been charged in court over the sex-for-grades case this morning.
The 41 year old faces six corruption charges for allegedly showing favour to his student, Darinne Ko Wen Hui (pic below), between May 2010 and July 2010.
According to court documents obtained by the media, Tey reportedly gave Darinne better grades in return for sex on two occasions.
Tey also received a Mont Blanc pen worth S$740 and tailor-made shirts from Darinne who paid one of Tey’s bills amounting to almost S$1,300.
Despite Darinne being the one who approached Tey to offer sex in exchange for better grades, she has not been charged for any offences yet.
The 23 year old is currently working as a pupil in an established local law firm, thanks to the ‘A’ grade she obtained in her final year elective in exchange for the sexual services she provided to her law professor who now faces the unsavory prospect of being thrown into jail.
In an email sent out to the media on Friday morning, Tey said he stands by his academic principles and that he has always pursued his academic writing in good faith, with no ill intent.
NUS Law professor Tey Hsun Hang has sent an email to his friends and the media this morning declaring that he stands by his ‘academic principles’.
Attached below is his email:
Dear friends and members of the media profession,
I will appear at Court 26 of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore at 9am today (27 July 2012), facing six charges of corruption – two of which involve sexual gratification; all of which are about showing favour in my assessment of a recently-graduated female student’s academic performance.
I stand by my academic principles. I have always pursued my academic writing in good faith, with no ill intent.
The bail is set at a phenomenal sum of S$100,000.
I remain, yours faithfully, as ever
TEY Tsun Hang
