Beef Bro

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Co-founder of food chain Beef Bro gets jail, caning for sexually ... (CNA)

Entrepreneur Norvan Tan is appealing against his conviction and sentence for sexually assaulting his sister's drunk friend in his family flat in 2016.

He also provided letters from Tan's parents and aunt for the judge to consider. Advertisement Advertisement Around the same time, Tan returned home with two friends. She was a friend of Tan's sister. Advertisement

Jail, caning for co-founder of food chain Beef Bro for sexually ... (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — A 26-year-old co-founder of halal food eatery Beef Bro was sentenced to nine years, nine months and four weeks' jail and eight strokes of the ...

He increased Tan’s bail amount to S$95,000 from S$75,000, after the prosecution applied for a higher level of bail given that Tan has now been sentenced and that he was, on his own account, a “successful entrepreneur”. “It is also clear that (Tan), fully cognisant of how intoxicated (the victim) was, deliberately exploited that vulnerability to satiate his perverse sexual desires.Deputy Public Prosecutors Ng Yi Wen and Niranjan Ranjakunalan” SINGAPORE — A 26-year-old co-founder of halal food eatery Beef Bro was sentenced to nine years, nine months and four weeks' jail and eight strokes of the cane on Friday (Aug 5) after he was convicted of molesting and sexually assaulting his sister's friend. “It is also clear that (Tan), fully cognisant of how intoxicated (the victim) was, deliberately exploited that vulnerability to satiate his perverse sexual desires,” they said. SINGAPORE — A 26-year-old co-founder of halal food eatery Beef Bro was sentenced to nine years, nine months and four weeks' jail and eight strokes of the cane on Friday (Aug 5) after he was convicted of molesting and sexually assaulting his sister's friend. - Norvan Tan En Jie, 26, was sentenced to nine years and 10 months' jail and eight strokes of the cane on Aug 5

Young entrepreneur gets jail, caning for sexually assaulting sister's ... (The Straits Times)

The 26-year-old man was sentenced to a jail term of nine years and 10 months and eight strokes of the cane. Read more at straitstimes.com.

After the incident, Tan's sister said in text messages to the victim and in her statements to the police that her brother admitted that he had "fingered" the victim. But the sister recanted her previous statements when she testified in court as a prosecution witness. The victim testified that while she was vomiting in the toilet, a man kissed her.

Beef Bro co-founder, 26, sentenced to 9 years & 10 months' jail ... (Mothership.sg)

Tan is the co-founder of the local food and beverage business Beef Bro. He was previously convicted of his charges, two counts of sexual assault by penetration ...

In laying out his conviction on Jul. 15 earlier this year, the judge had found Tan's account of events a "concocted" afterthought, noting that his statement to police was lacking in details. Tan was released on bail after Singh told the court that an appeal will be submitted against the conviction and sentencing, ST reported. According to Today, the prosecutors also said that it was clear that Tan was "fully cognisant" of how intoxicated the victim was and had "deliberately exploited" her vulnerability to "satiate his perverse sexual desires". He also increased the bail amount from S$75,000 to S$95,000 after prosecutors argued that Tan was a "successful entrepreneur" based on his own accounts, Today wrote. Singh replied that they were submitted so the judge knows "where he had come from and what he had achieved in life", Today wrote. She was so drunk that she did not have the strength to talk, change out of her clothes, and she fell twice when Tan helped her out of the toilet, they added.

Beef Bro's Norvan Tan gets 9+ years' jail & caning for sexual assault ... (The Independent)

Norvan Tan, 26, the founder of the Beef Bro F&B chain and footwear store BlackOut, was additionally given eight strokes of the cane as part of his sentence.