Benedict Ang Yong Chuean Cases

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MELBOURNE: A Singapore student accused of committing acts of indecency on a fellow cadet at the Australian Defence Force Academy earlier this year has been committed for trial in the ACT Supreme Court in Canberra.

Benedict Ang Yong Chuean, 21, maintained his pleas of not guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday, the Canberra Times reports.

He is facing two allegations of committing acts of indecency on the victim without her consent.

Ang entered an officer cadet’s room at the military school on May 6 and committed the acts on her, including touching her breast.

Ang is a member of the Singapore Armed Forces.

His lawyer, John Harris, SC, said his client was currently studying at the University of NSW in Sydney.

Ang declined to call any evidence at the brief committal proceeding, as is his right, the newspaper said.

Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker said she was satisfied, based on a document summarising the case against Ang, there was enough evidence to justify putting the allegations before a jury.

Ang will have his first day in the higher court later this month.

Singapore Navy Officer Charged With Committing Indecent Acts On Fellow Cadet

SINGAPORE – A regular from the Republic of Singapore Navy accused of committing acts of indecency on a fellow cadet at the Australian Defence Force Academy has claimed trial.

Benedict Ang Yong Chuean, who faces two counts of indecency without consent, maintained his pleas of not guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court in Sydney yesterday, reported the Sydney Morning Herald.

The 21-year-old is alleged to have entered an officer cadet’s room at the military school on May 6 and committed indecent acts on her, including touching her breast. He was arrested later that same month.

Ang, who holds the rank of lieutenant, has been suspended from duty by the Ministry of Defence.

His lawyer John Harris said his client was currently studying at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

Ang declined to call any evidence at the brief committal proceeding, as is his right.

Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker said she was satisfied, based on a document summarising the case against Ang, that there was enough evidence to justify putting the allegations before a jury.

Ang will have his first day in the ACT Supreme Court later this month. He is expected to be excused from attending the directions hearing.

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Saf Scholar Benedict Ang Yong Chuean Pleaded Not Guilty To Sex Charges

An international student will fight allegations he committed indecent acts on a fellow student at the Australian Defence Force Academy earlier this month.

Yong Chuean Benedict Ang briefly faced the ACT Magistrates Court yesterday morning charged with two counts of committing acts of indecency.

It’s the latest in a string of legal headaches for the academy, in which three other cadets have been brought before Canberra courts on unrelated matters since April 2011. Ang, a Singaporean national and member of his nation’s defence force, has moved off campus to stay in Canberra with a senior officer.

Police say the 21-year-old entered an officer cadet’s room at the military school on May 6 and committed acts of indecency on her.

Benedict Ang Yong Chuean Cases

Source :

1) http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/adfa-cadet-pleads-not-guilty-to-sex-charges-20120529-1zhkh.html

2) http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_singapore/view/1219138/1/.html

3) http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120810-0000035/Singapore-Navy-officer-charged-with-committing-indecent-acts-on-fellow-cadet