Online personality Kurt Tay charged with distributing obscene material, making threats
SINGAPORE – Online personality Kurt Tay was handed 10 charges on Jan 10 for distributing obscene material and sending threatening messages on the Telegram messaging app.
Having appeared in court before, the 41-year-old, whose real name is Tay Foo Wei, now faces 11 charges in total. Ten of them are for distributing intimate images and videos of a woman without her consent.
According to court documents, Tay allegedly sent photos and videos of the woman performing a sex act to multiple Telegram groups and users on Oct 27, 2023.
He did so purportedly knowing that it was likely to cause the woman humiliation, alarm and distress. Court documents did not say whether he knows the woman.
His 11th charge is for contravening the Protection from Harassment Act by making threatening, abusive or insulting communication.
On Oct 18, 2023, Tay allegedly asked in a Telegram group chat if anyone knew where to hire a killer and that he wanted someone to die. The messages included vulgarities.
Tay’s lawyer said in court on Jan 10 that his client has been harassed and heckled by the public, causing grief to his family, and that he will be making police reports.
Tay, who auditioned for Singapore Idol in 2006, is known for his antics including carrying a World Wrestling Entertainment belt and getting breast implants.
For each charge of distributing intimate material without a woman’s consent, he can be jailed for up to five years, fined, caned, or given any combination of these punishments.
He could be fined up to $5,000 if he is found guilty of making threatening, abusive or insulting communication.
He should directly approach his doppelganger who happens to be a multi-millionaire PAP mayor, I am most confident the lawyer's fees would be mere chump change to her.
Online personality Kurt Tay charged with distributing sexual content on Telegram
SINGAPORE: Online personality Kurt Tay has been charged with distributing sexual content on Telegram.
Tay, whose real name is Tay Foo Wei, returned to court on Thursday (Nov 16) to face a charge of distributing an intimate photo and video without a woman's consent.
The 41-year-old Singaporean, who was first charged on Nov 1, is accused of sending a video of a woman performing a sex act to a Telegram chat group on Oct 27.
This was done without the woman's consent, and with Tay knowing that it was likely to cause her humiliation, alarm and distress, the charge sheet said.
A gag order is in place to protect the identity of the victim and the order extends to the name of the chat group.
On Thursday, Tay arrived in court with his father. People lined the public gallery, giving each other updates on the court mention via a Telegram chat group separate from the one in the charge sheet.
The police prosecutor said more time was needed to complete the directions the Attorney-General's Chambers had given to the investigating officer and asked for four weeks' adjournment.
Tay told an interpreter that he intended to apply to the Public Defender's Office (PDO). The judge said the PDO application was to be made within a week and an update was to be provided.
She asked Tay to have his bailor present at the next hearing for any fresh charges to be tendered. He might be given additional similar charges as well as a charge under the Protection from Harassment Act.
Tay will return to court on Dec 11.
Tay first came to the public eye when he auditioned for Singapore Idol in 2006. He later became known for his behaviour such as carrying a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) belt, getting breast implants and accepting a challenge for a street fight.
He refers to himself online as Superstar Celebrity Kurt Tay and updates his followers on his life.
If convicted of distributing intimate material without a woman's consent, he could be jailed for up to five years, fined, caned, or given any combination of these punishments.
Online personality Kurt Tay charged with distributing obscene material, making threats
SINGAPORE – Online personality Kurt Tay was handed 10 charges on Jan 10 for distributing obscene material and sending threatening messages on the Telegram messaging app.
Having appeared in court before, the 41-year-old, whose real name is Tay Foo Wei, now faces 11 charges in total. Ten of them are for distributing intimate images and videos of a woman without her consent.
According to court documents, Tay allegedly sent photos and videos of the woman performing a sex act to multiple Telegram groups and users on Oct 27, 2023.
He did so purportedly knowing that it was likely to cause the woman humiliation, alarm and distress. Court documents did not say whether he knows the woman.
His 11th charge is for contravening the Protection from Harassment Act by making threatening, abusive or insulting communication.
On Oct 18, 2023, Tay allegedly asked in a Telegram group chat if anyone knew where to hire a killer and that he wanted someone to die. The messages included vulgarities.
Tay’s lawyer said in court on Jan 10 that his client has been harassed and heckled by the public, causing grief to his family, and that he will be making police reports.
Tay, who auditioned for Singapore Idol in 2006, is known for his antics including carrying a World Wrestling Entertainment belt and getting breast implants.
For each charge of distributing intimate material without a woman’s consent, he can be jailed for up to five years, fined, caned, or given any combination of these punishments.
He could be fined up to $5,000 if he is found guilty of making threatening, abusive or insulting communication.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/online-personality-kurt-tay-charged-with-distributing-obscene-material-sending-threatening-messages
Yo Kurt ya piece of shit,
"I need money for my cock case...."
Whoever subtitled the video must really dislike him a whole damn lot
Kurt Tay heckled as he leaves the State Courts in Singapore
He should directly approach his doppelganger who happens to be a multi-millionaire PAP mayor, I am most confident the lawyer's fees would be mere chump change to her.
He tio court case? Vat happened?