An
Indian national Job Mathew Panakkal molested 6 young girls between the age of
10-12 that were taking swimming lessons at Hougang Swimming Complex. He was
jailed for 20 weeks after pleading guilty to charges of outraging the modesty
of the girls.
Such
cases of sexual offences by wildlife is a bit rare in Singapore despite the
fact that India was notorious for more serious sexual offences. And this
Panakkal is an active community and church workers involving children and has
not received any complaints before. And according to his lawyer, ‘Pannikkal was
deeply remorseful for what was a one off incident that was completely outside
of his character and nature.
I
have written a piece earlier on this and the rather clean record of Indian
nationals here, with probably half a million in the island, you rarely heard of
sexual offences committed by them. I concluded that it must be the Newater that
they were drinking that kept them away from sexual crimes here.
In
this case the chlorine in the swimming pool might have negated or neutralized
the effect of Newater for the short period he was in the pool and resulted in
him behaving not his normal self. Once out of the pool and away from the effect
of chlorine and with consumption of more Newater, everything will be fine and he
would be back to his normal self and would not be tempted while doing community
activities involving children. Parents
with young children under Panakkal's charge can feel very safe that by
nature, when Pannakkal is in his normal self. Nothing to worry about
with such good people taking care of their children.
This
is the power of Newater, perhaps, an incidental phenomenal cleansing effect
that was not established or proven yet.