Radio DJ Dee Kosh pleads guilty to sex offenses against teenage boys

SINGAPORE – Local DJ and YouTuber Dee Kosh is expected to plead guilty to sex offences against teenage boys.

The court heard on Tuesday (January 25) that Dee Kosh, whose real name is Darryl Ian Koshy, will plead guilty on March 10. The charges against him were laid on August 19 last year.

The 33-year-old Singaporean faces a total of seven charges – one under the Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA) for sexual exploitation of a child or young person, one for possession of obscene films, two for making obscene films and the rest for commercial sex with minors under 18 years of age.

Between March and June 2018, he is said to have attempted to persuade a 15-year-old boy to perform sexual acts on him in exchange for money.

He is also accused of offering a 17-year-old male teenager $1,000 to obtain sexual services in July 2018 and offering another 17-year-old the same amount for sexual services in August 2020.

In February 2017, he is also said to have offered a 16-year-old boy $2,000 to provide him with sexual services.

Koshy is also said to have had 23 obscene films in his possession at a Woodlands apartment on October 5 last year. He is said to have shot two obscene films named “00001” and “00007” at the same apartment between 2016 and 2017.

Allegations of sexual harassment on Instagram and Twitter

Koshy is a former radio host at local station Power 98. Several police reports were filed against him following a series of allegations of sexual harassment on Instagram and Twitter in August 2020.

Police said Koshy – who has about 176,000 followers on Instagram and 362,000 subscribers on YouTube – allegedly offered victims under the age of 18 money in exchange for sexual services between 2017 and 2020.

If convicted of sexual exploitation of a juvenile under CYPA, the offender may face a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment for up to five years, or both.

If the offender is found guilty of communicating with a minor under the age of 18 for the purpose of obtaining sexual services for payment, he or she may face a prison sentence of up to two years, a fine, or both.

Under the Film Act in force at the time of the alleged offenses, if convicted of making an obscene film, he faces a fine of not less than $20,000 nor more than $40,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both.

If found guilty of having an obscene film in his possession, he could face a fine of up to $20,000, a prison sentence of up to six months, or both.

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