Jail for cop who told woman he could help in drug case if she slept with him

A police sergeant heard that a group of people – five women and three men – were arrested in a drug case in late 2019, and he wanted to learn more about the women.

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

Sean Teo then accessed a police computer platform even though he was not involved in the case, saved the women's particulars on his mobile phone and went through their social media profiles.

Assuming a false identity, he met one woman he found attractive and told her in December 2019 that he would help her with the case if she had sex with him. But the insurance agent rejected his advances.

On June 20, Teo, 29, was sentenced to 13 months' jail over three charges.

He had pleaded guilty to one count each of misusing a computer system, soliciting sexual gratification from the woman and an offence under the Official Secrets Act.

The court documents did not disclose the outcome of the woman's case, and the police said in an earlier statement that Teo has been suspended from service since January 2020.

Deputy public prosecutors David Menon and Jonathan Tan stated in the documents that the woman and seven others were arrested in a suite at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) hotel on Nov 2, 2019.

Teo was conducting patrol duties that day when he heard a radio transmission about the case.

He was not dispatched to the scene, but one of his colleagues later shared a picture on a WhatsApp chat group of police officers, including Teo.