Singer-songwriter says ex-S'pore Idol judge asked her about sex

She testified that Ken Lim also said that she did not have what it took to be a singer

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

One of the women who accused former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim of insulting her modesty had testified that they met on July 25, 2012, during which he "dissed" her songwriting and allegedly asked her a sex-related question.

Even though she had given her testimony earlier this week in proceedings that were not open to the public, excerpts of what she had told the court emerged when defence lawyer Paul Loy grilled her husband, who took the stand on May 10.

The husband told the court that the woman, who is identified in court documents as V5, was upset when she later told him during a phone call about a sex-related question Lim had allegedly asked her during the meeting.

Lim, 60, is now on trial after he allegedly insulted her modesty.

Earlier this week, V5 testified that Lim had also said she did not have what it took to be a singer. He was the executive director of record label Hype Records at the time.

In earlier proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Gail Wong said that the woman, who is now a singer-songwriter based overseas, had gone to Lim for advice on a musical career.