The legal age to have sex in Singapore is 16 years old. This means that it is a punishable offence to have sex whether vaginal, oral or anal with persons below 16 years old, as stated in section A of the Singapore Penal Code.
The genders of the parties does not matter. It also does not matter whether the minor had consented to having sex. If the minor was between 16 and 18 years old, the offender could also be charged if the parties were in an exploitative relationship more information below. This is unless you have been charged with a sexual offence that requires the minor to be between 16 and 18 years old such as having sex in exploitative relationships, as explained below , and:.
Under section of the Penal Code, a man will be guilty of rape if he has vaginal, oral or anal sex with:. If the girl had been between 14 and 16 years old, the man regardless of age can be found guilty of rape only if he had had sex with her without her consent.
If the sex had been consensual, then the man can be found guilty of only having sex with a minor between 14 years old and 16 years old as discussed above.
As of 1 January , the rape offence also covers male victims. A man can also be found guilty of rape if he has oral or anal sex with:.
