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SINGAPORE – A woman who accused a Singaporean Management University (SMU) student of abusing her on campus told a district court on Tuesday (September 8) that she consulted a psychologist after her ordeal and They told him he had a “stress disorder.”
She also went to see a general practitioner, who prescribed Xanax, which is used to treat anxiety disorders.
The woman was testifying on the second day of SMU student Lee Yan Ru’s sexual abuse trial.
Lee, now 24, is accused of sexually abusing the woman, then 21, on the SMU campus around 6.30am on January 8 last year.
The woman, who is studying at another university, cannot be named due to a gag order.
He had met Lee outside of the university’s School of Economics and Social Sciences around 1 a.m. that day for a study session and they went to a classroom.
The woman had previously testified that while in the room, Lee committed acts such as placing his foot on her thigh multiple times.
She had also told the court that Lee touched her around 4 a.m. and she ripped off his fingers.
When Deputy Prosecutor Andre Chong asked her why she wasn’t leaving on Monday, she replied, “I didn’t want to make a bad impression or make you feel bad. I didn’t want to make things hostile to you.”
Lee allegedly stimulated himself near the woman about two hours later. He then alerted the police at 6.37am.
On Tuesday, the woman told District Judge Sharmila Sripathy that after the incident, she would push her boyfriend away every time he got close, as it was “like a reflex action.”
He also said that he was unable to sleep for a few days and had difficulty concentrating at school. Her teachers could see that something was wrong with her, she added.
Responding to DPP Chong’s inquiries, he added that a module later failed.
The woman told Judge Sharmila: “I didn’t dare get up and go to school.”
He also said he used Xanax “a few days ago” before the trial.
The trial continues Tuesday afternoon.
If convicted of sexual abuse, the offender can be imprisoned for up to two years and fined or punished.
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