SINGAPORE: Former Wah!Banana actor Lev Panfilov was sentenced to 11 years and six months in jail, as well as 12 strokes of the cane on Monday (May 19) for raping, sexually assaulting and molesting a woman he met on dating app Tinder.

The Singapore permanent resident, who used to act for the comedy channel, was previously convicted by a High Court judge after he claimed trial to all four charges against him – two of rape, one of sexual assault by penetration and one of molest.