Man accused of sexually assaulting toddler was a cook in her pre-school

The court has lifted a gag order on the identity of a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a two-year-old girl at her pre-school.

- Andrew Wong Correspondent

Teo Guan Huat, 60, who was then working as a cook at the pre-school, is accused of reaching into the toddler's diaper and touching her on at least eight occasions between May and November 2023.

The Malaysian was arrested and has been in remand since December 2023.

Teo, who is a Singapore permanent resident, was charged with eight counts of using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a victim under 14 years of age.

He had been expected to plead guilty on Aug 22, but has disputed some of the details of the allegations, including the duration of one instance of the offence, and the areas of the girl's body that he allegedly touched.

His case will now be sent back to pre-trial conference on Sept 8.