Ranjeet Prasad, an Indian origin former PA youth worker in Singapore, has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy in 2007, receiving a 10-year and six-month prison sentence. He exploited the teenager's aspirations and abused his authority, with the court noting his lack of remorse.
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