SINGAPORE, Aug. 28 -- What a 10-year-old girl initially thought was an accidental touch during swimming lessons happened twice more before she asked her sister whether the same coach had touched her too.

Her sister said yes, and the girl later told her brother and father, leading to a police report against former swimming coach Quek Yeong Kang, Singapore-based news outlet CNA reported.

Quek, 49, was sentenced to two years' jail and three strokes of the cane after being convicted of three counts of molestation involving the girl during lessons on October 14, 21 and 28, 2023.

Quek denied the offences and claimed the girl had fabricated the allegations because she wanted to change coaches.

Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan rejecte...