Ex-S'pore Idol judge Ken Lim found guilty of molesting 25-year-old woman

Music producer and former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim, 61, has been convicted of a molestation charge involving a 25-year-old woman.

- Shaffiq Alkhatib Court Correspondent

The incident happened at the Hype Records office in Henderson Road on Nov 23, 2021. Lim was the executive director of the record company at the time.

In delivering her decision on Sept 26, Principal District Judge Lee Lit Cheng said she found the victim’s testimony to be unusually convincing, which left no reasonable doubt of Lim’s guilt.

The judge noted Lim had “jokingly” sent the woman a message stating that he could tie her up. She also found him to be an untruthful witness, who was willing to make claims to serve his own interests.

Judge Lee said: “It is evident that the accused had belatedly fabricated the allegations to distance himself from the contents of (his police statement), which contradicted his court testimony but aligned with (the woman’s) testimony on various points.”

The judge added that these included touching the woman’s lower back as he saw her off after a second interview, “the tie you up, babe” message, addressing the woman as “babe” and dimming the lights during a third interview.