William Ding

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Charge:	Child Molestation
Sentence:	1 year
Years Imprisoned:	0.75
Year Crime:	2001 - 2005
Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Singapore
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City of Crime:	Singapore
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Wiliam Ding Chun Fong was wrongly convicted of molesting two boys who were students of his. Fong's more than 80 day trial over a nine month period in 2007 was the longest molestation trial in Singapore's history, and his convictions were solely based on the testimony of the boys. Ding was sentenced to 12 months in prison. On appeal Ding's conviction was overturned on April 30, 2008 by Singapore's High Court because the testimony of the alleged victims was considered to be unreliable and their were irreconcilable inconsistencies in the prosecution's case."
Conviction Caused By:	Unreliable testimony by the two alleged victims.
Innocence Proved By:	On appeal Ding's conviction was overturned because the testimony of the alleged victims was considered to be unreliable.
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Age When Imprisoned:	35
Age When Released:	36
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Asian
Information Source 1:	"XP v Public Prosecutor, High Court MA 50 of 2007 ([2008] SGHC 107, 07-04-2008).pdf"
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Information Source 2:	"Guilty until proven innocent - the case of William Ding, By Au Waipang, Yawning Bread, May 4, 2008"
Information Location 2:	http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2008/yax-874.htm
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William Ding

Charge:

Child Molestation

Sentence:

1 year

Years Imprisoned:

0.75

Year Crime:

2001 - 2005

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Singapore

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Singapore

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Unreliable testimony by the two alleged victims.

Innocence Proved By:

On appeal Ding's conviction was overturned because the testimony of the alleged victims was considered to be unreliable.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

35

Age When Released:

36

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Asian

Information Source 1:

"XP v Public Prosecutor, High Court MA 50 of 2007 ([2008] SGHC 107, 07-04-2008).pdf"

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"Guilty until proven innocent - the case of William Ding, By Au Waipang, Yawning Bread, May 4, 2008"

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http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2008/yax-874.htm

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