Stefanie Yuen Thio had 38 media appearances last week, regarding the Law Society saga involving its vice-president Mr Chia Boon Teck. Mr Chia had posted on LinkedIn his personal comments about the case of Lev Panfilov, who had been found guilty of the rape of a 30-year-old woman. He questioned the outcome of the case and listed 10 points which queried the victim’s testimony and conduct.

Mr Chia’s comments were called out by Stefanie for being victim-shaming. She publicly sought an explanation from Mr Chia, saying that failing that, he should step down as an office-bearer at Law Society as his views were contrary to the legal fraternity’s.

Stefanie’s post went viral. It led to coverage from major media outlets, prompted similar calls by other legal luminaries on LinkedIn for Mr Chia to step down, and Minister for Law, K Shanmugam, writing a post on Facebook to clarify that Singapore’s laws were “moving in quite the opposite direction” from Mr Chia’s views.
Mr Chia stepped down from Law Society on 26 March, 2025 and has since deleted his LinkedIn account.

28 Mar, 2025

• Roll on Friday, Mar 28, 2025, Singapore Law Soc VP quits over victim-blaming comments

Mar 26, 2025

• The Straits Times (Print), Mar 26, 2025, Law Soc V-P resigns after outcry over his remarks on rape victim
• Asian Legal Business, Mar 26, 2025, Singapore Law Society vice-president steps down after comments on rape case
• CNA938 (Broadcast), Mar 26, 2025, Under-fire lawyer Chia Boon Teck’s saga – What constitutes a balanced commentary?

Mar 25, 2025

• The Straits Times (Online), Mar 25, 2025, Law Society vice-president resigns after his comments about rape survivor sparked outcry
• The Straits Times (Online), Mar 25, 2025, Law Society calls on its vice-president to resign over comments he made about rape survivor
• The Straits Times (Print), Mar 25, 2025, Concerns of sexual assault victims should not be minimised: Shanmugam
• Lianhe Zaobao (Print), Mar 25, 2025, 暗指洋网红强奸案受害者“活该” 律师公会副会长失引来多方谴责
• Lianhe Zaobao (Online), Mar 25, 2025, 不当言论惹争议 谢明达辞任律师公会副会长
• Lianhe Zaobao (Online), Mar 25, 2025, 律师公会：副会长谢明达已辞职
• AsiaOne, Mar 25, 2025, ‘Mocking rape survivor offensive and dangerous’: Law Society vice- president’s remarks on Wah!Banana actor’s case draw outrage
• Berita Harian, Mar 25, 2025, Kecam mangsa rogol: Naib Presiden Persatuan Undang-Undang letak jawatan [Machine translation: Condemning rape victims: Law Society vice-president resigns]
• Berita Mediacorp, Mar 25, 2025, Presiden Persatuan Guaman minta naib presiden letak jawatan; komen kes rogol terima kecaman hebat [Machine translation: Law Society president asks vice president to resign; comments on rape case receive heavy criticism] (syndicated from CNA)
• CNA, Mar 25, 2025, Law Society president asks vice-president to resign after comments on rape case draw condemnation
• GoodyFeed, Mar 25, 2025, Law Society Vice-President Chia Boon Teck Resigns after Controversial Rape Victim Comments
• Mothership, Mar 25, 2025, Chia Boon Teck resigns as VP of Law Society of S’pore
• Mothership, Mar 25, 2025, President of S’pore Law Society calls for VP Chia Boon Teck to resign after remarks on rape case
• MustShareNews, Mar 25, 2025, Law Society V-P called out for remarks on rape victim, Shamugam says victim-blaming ‘steps over the line’
• Singapore Law Watch, Mar 25, 2025, Law Society vice-president resigns after his comments about rape survivor sparked outcry (syndicated from ST)
• Singapore Law Watch, Mar 25, 2025, Law Society calls on its vice-president to resign over comments he made about rape survivor (syndicated from ST)
• Singapore Law Watch, Mar 25, 2025, Concerns of sexual assault victims should not be minimised or dismissed: Shanmugam (syndicated from ST)
• South China Morning Post, Mar 25, 2025, Singapore Law Society leader under fire over rape comments, as minister weighs in
• The Global Legal Post, Mar 25, 2025, Singapore Law Society vice-president resigns following social media posts about rape case
• The Online Citizen, Mar 25, 2025, Chia Boon Teck resigns from Law Society leadership after backlash over rape case comments
• The Online Citizen, Mar 25, 2025, Law Society president calls for vice-president Chia Boon Teck to resign over rape survivor comments
• The PEAK Magazine, Mar 25, 2025, Cry havoc, and let slip Chia Boon Teck

Mar 24, 2025

• The Straits Times (Online), Mar 24, 2025, Concerns of sexual assault victims should not be minimised or dismissed: Shanmugam
• Lianhe Zaobao (Online), Mar 24, 2025, 律师公会副会长谢明达被指言论不当 律师界要求解释或辞职
• Lianhe Zaobao (Online), Mar 24, 2025, 暗指洋网红强奸案受害者“活该” 律师公会副会长失言受促交代
• Berita Mediacorp, Mar 24, 2025, Komen Naib Presiden Persatuan Guaman mengenai kes rogol cetuskan kemarahan; digesa minta maaf [Machine translation: Law Society Vice President’s comments on rape case spark outrage; urged to apologise] (syndicated from CNA)
• 8world, Mar 24, 2025, 律师公会副会长评论强奸案引争议 律师界要求道歉
• CNA, Mar 24, 2025, Law Society vice-president’s comments on rape case spark outcry; lawyers call for apology
• com, Mar 24, 2025, Singapore Law Society VP Faces Backlash Over Rape Conviction Posts on Social Media
• Mothership, Mar 24, 2025, ‘Misogyny should have no place in our society’: K Shanmugam slams lawyer’s post on recent rape case
• Mothership, Mar 24, 2025, S’pore lawyers call for Law Society VP Chia Boon Teck to apologise & step down over comments on recent rape case
• RedAnts, Mar 24, 2025, 疑暗示女受害者被强奸“活该” 律师公会副会长社媒贴文引火上身
• The New Paper, Mar 24, 2025, Concerns of sexual assault victims should not be trivialised or dismissed
• The Online Citizen, Mar 24, 2025, Law Society Vice-President draws fire over LinkedIn post on TikToker rape case