Former UBS AG (UBSN) Executive Director Juerg Buergin was convicted of two charges of having paid sex with an underage prostitute in Singapore, with the judge saying that mistaking a minor’s age isn’t a defense.
Singapore’s laws impose a higher standard of care to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors, subordinate court Judge Eddy Tham said today. Buergin, who could be jailed for as long as seven years and fined for each charge, will be sentenced on May 8.
Prosecutor Kavitha Uthrapathy asked for a deterrent sentence of at least six months for each charge as Buergin had showed no remorse by standing trial. Full story
