The New Paper Teacher admits molesting girl, 3, during lesson at learning centre Richard Christopher Monks was also seen pointing his mobile phone camera up the victim's skirt. TNP PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG CCTV footage at learning centre showed Briton repeatedly lifting the victim's dress and caressing her buttocks CHERYL TEH 0 Engagements A 29-year-old British reading specialist pleaded guilty yesterday to molesting a female pupil at a learning centre in the western part of Singapore. The court heard that the man, Richard Christopher Monks, molested the girl in October 2018, when she was enrolled at the centre as his pupil. At the time of the offence, Monks was 27 and the girl was three years and 11 months old.