The prosecutors charged that the man's offences and denial led to the boy being 're-traumatised' during trial proceedings, which led to him failing his O-Levels.
In their arguments on Friday explaining the reasons for the sentence sought, the prosecutors said the boy was"impacted greatly" by the teacher's sexual abuse.
The names of the school, the man and the victim cannot be published because of gag orders protecting the boy's identity. On Friday, defence lawyer Gino Hardial Singh asked for three years' jail and no caning. However, if the court is to impose caning, he suggested one stroke per charge as there was no"skin-to-skin contact" - the man had molested the boy over his shorts.
She called the offender a wolf in sheep's clothing and said"it is time for him to receive his just desserts".In her sentencing submissions along with Deputy Public Prosecutor Angela Ang, Ms Lim cited the harm caused to the victim, as shown in his victim impact statement.
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