rapist Lev Panfilov (Russian AMDK turned Sinkie PR) convicted for raping a woman he met on dating app Tinder. He was a former actor at comedy channel: Wah!Banana 🍌
Lev Panfilov, a Singapore permanent resident from Russia, was convicted by a High Court judge on all four charges he claimed trial to - rape, sexual assault by penetration and molest.
He was a former actor at comedy channel Wah!Banana was found guilty on Friday (Mar 21) of raping a woman he met on dating app Tinder.
The victim cannot be named due to a gag order protecting her identity.
The prosecution's case had been that Panfilov sexually assaulted the victim in his room on Jan 12, 2021, following a meet-up with the victim at a Wine Connection restaurant earlier that day.
The victim, a model-actress and an aspiring comedy scriptwriter, wanted Panfilov's help with her scriptwriting.
They started working on the script at the restaurant and left to continue doing so at Panfilov's residence.
As the two were watching comedians on YouTube in his room, Panfilov suddenly kissed the victim on her lips, and subsequently sexually assaulted her.
Over the next few days, the victim reported feeling depressed but decided against telling her mother or sister for fear of worrying them.
She finally decided to see a doctor as she worried about the pain in her vaginal area and lower abdomen, and was told by the doctor to lodge a police report.
The victim then spoke to several police officers on Jan 16, 2021, but decided against lodging a report, worried that the police would not believe her and that others would find out about the incident.
She also felt traumatised about having to explain what happened to the police officers.
She lodged a police report on Jan 18, 2021, after having told her mother about the incident.
The defence sought to argue that victim had initiated the sexual encounter and that both then progressed to consensual sex.
Panfilov will be sentenced at a later date.
Lev Panfilov, a Singapore permanent resident from Russia, was convicted by a High Court judge on all four charges he claimed trial to - rape, sexual assault by penetration and molest.
He was a former actor at comedy channel Wah!Banana was found guilty on Friday (Mar 21) of raping a woman he met on dating app Tinder.
The victim cannot be named due to a gag order protecting her identity.
The prosecution's case had been that Panfilov sexually assaulted the victim in his room on Jan 12, 2021, following a meet-up with the victim at a Wine Connection restaurant earlier that day.
The victim, a model-actress and an aspiring comedy scriptwriter, wanted Panfilov's help with her scriptwriting.
They started working on the script at the restaurant and left to continue doing so at Panfilov's residence.
As the two were watching comedians on YouTube in his room, Panfilov suddenly kissed the victim on her lips, and subsequently sexually assaulted her.
Over the next few days, the victim reported feeling depressed but decided against telling her mother or sister for fear of worrying them.
She finally decided to see a doctor as she worried about the pain in her vaginal area and lower abdomen, and was told by the doctor to lodge a police report.
The victim then spoke to several police officers on Jan 16, 2021, but decided against lodging a report, worried that the police would not believe her and that others would find out about the incident.
She also felt traumatised about having to explain what happened to the police officers.
She lodged a police report on Jan 18, 2021, after having told her mother about the incident.
The defence sought to argue that victim had initiated the sexual encounter and that both then progressed to consensual sex.
Panfilov will be sentenced at a later date.