Former MediaCorp TV artist Ian Fang 方威捷 pleaded guilty in the State Court on 19 May 2025 for repeated sexual assaults on a girl under the age of 16. He had even instructed the girl to beg her mother not to sue him and had been harassing her in various ways, including calling her 18 times a day.
In order to protect the girl, the judge originally ordered that his identity should not be disclosed. Even his ex-girlfriend’s identity and the shows he starred in could not be disclosed. However, the prosecution applied to disclose the defendant’s identity and during the hearing on 19th May 2025, the presiding judge approved it. Ian Fang 方威捷 identity was made public for the first time since he was charged in January 2025.
Nevertheless, there is still a gag order on the female victim’s identity.
Ian Fang 方威捷, is originally from China and is currently a local permanent resident. Ian Fang 方威捷 faces a total of eight charges, six of which allege that he had sex with a 15-year-old girl in the hotel, hospital and his home on five occasions between 6 June and 20 June, 2024.
He also faces a charge of obstructing justice as it was alleged that he contacted the girl in August 2024 and instructed her to cry in front of her mother and beg her not to report him to the police. The prosecution put forward 3 charges with 5 others taken into consideration. He was sentenced to 40 months jail.
As you may know, I didn’t know who Ian Fang 方威捷 until news broke a few months ago. I was taken aback. For such a serious case, why were there so many gag orders, even on his nationality, his ex-gf etc? Curiosity got the better of me. I went to search for the list of Mediacorp artists who left recently, had a gf who was also with Mediacorp and she caught him cheating with …
Arrogant and unapproachable? The following video is especially revealing. Ian Fang 方威捷 was under investigation back then and he chose not to recontract – or so it seemed. Back in Mediacorp when he was still acting, he already had quite a number of haters. You can see his lack of sincerity in the following video.
Then, I found that he started an academy to train children for showbiz. Children enrolled there are taught deportment and good Chinese diction. I will not identify the place but with his identity exposed, a major outcry may follow as parents who have sent their children there may demand for a thorough investigation. That academy has removed Ian Fang 方威捷 photos from its IG account back in January even before the gag order was lifted.