SINGAPORE, Oct. 21 -- A former Singapore army captain has been jailed for 17 months for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy and filming their encounters for what he described as his "personal collection".

Chaw Chia Jun, 41, was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to three charges involving sexual penetration of a minor and the production of child abuse material, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported.

The court heard that Chaw, who held the rank of captain in the Singapore Army at the time of the offences in 2024, was introduced to the teenager by his former partner, a cook serving in the Republic of Singapore Navy.

The former partner, Owen Toh Wei Song, 26, was himself sentenced to 12 months in prison last month over offences involving...