Former Power 98 radio DJ and YouTuber Dee Kosh, whose real name is Darryl Ian Koshy, was sentenced to 32 weeks' jail for sexual offences involving teenage boys between 2017 and 2020, including attempting to procure sexual services from minors. The sentence, handed down on August 5, 2022, marked the ruin of one of Singapore's most recognisable online personalities.

Koshy, then 33, had solicited paid sex from four teenage boys between February 2017 and August 2020. In May 2022 he pleaded guilty to attempting to procure an indecent act from a young person and communicating with a minor to obtain sexual services, in relation to two of the victims; two further charges relating to the other two victims were taken into consideration. He also admitted to secretly filming himself having sex with another man, aged between 23 and 25, with two charges of making and possessing obscene films taken into consideration.

The judge cited his lack of remorse and his calculated use of technology to evade detection. Koshy had moved his conversations with the boys to Telegram and Snapchat, exploiting their secret-chat and disappearing-message features to conceal what he was doing. The court rejected his argument that he had done so merely to be discreet about his sexuality. District Judge Jasvender Kaur noted that he had brushed off one teenager who repeatedly told him he was underage, and that he had been persistent in pursuing another, at one point asking the boy to think of the money he was offering. He had even exploited his social media presence to track down one victim, posting a photo of the boy he had spotted at a video shoot so his followers could help identify him.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Lim Ying Min called Koshy a seasoned criminal skilled at avoiding detection and said his offences were highly premeditated, seeking five to eight months' jail. The defence asked for two and a half months, pointing to remorse and a psychiatrist's assessment of good rehabilitation prospects. Before the allegations surfaced in August 2020, Koshy had been a co-host with Night Owl Cinematics, then at the height of its influence; he was quietly let go as the claims emerged. He posted a final apology note on Instagram before beginning his sentence, writing that he had lost everything, his career, loved ones and his family's trust, and that he would face his mistakes broken. The case became a grim milestone for Singapore's creator economy: proof that fame offered no shield when the crimes were committed against children.