Singaporean man admits to cyberstalking American singer for 6 years

A Singaporean man on Wednesday admitted to cyberstalking American singer Leandra Ramm for some six years from 2005 to 2011.

Colin Mak Yew Loong. (Photo:Strait Times, Aziz Hussin)

Colin Mak Yew Loong, 38, admitted to 31 counts of criminal intimidation of Ramm, during the six years.

Mak is expected to be sentenced on Dec. 13. For criminal intimidation, he can be jailed up to seven years and fined on each count.

Ramm's nightmare started in 2005 when she was featured on CNN and caught Mak's attention. They never met but Mak contacted her, purporting to champion her music career, local broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported.

Mak began sending death threats via emails and voice messages to the 29-year-old singer when she stopped responding.

Besides harassing Ramm, Mak also admitted to 11 other offences, including intentional harassment, criminal trespass and stealing biscuits from a kindergarten.

Of these, Mak had targeted two other foreign musicians for offences relating to harassment and criminal intimidation.

The prosecution proceeded on 17 of the 42 charges.

Prosecutor Alan Hu said this is an "aggravated case involving numerous charges," asking for a global sentence of two to four years' jail.

Mak told the court he deeply regrets his actions as he was " deeply troubled" and had lost control at that time.