Sales director in Singapore for conference molests woman in Marina Bay Sands lift
An Egyptian man in Singapore for a conference herded two women into a lift at Marina Bay Sands and molested one of them, before lifting his shirt and insulting her modesty.
Wael Mohamed Abdelmagid Ibrahim Kandil, 38, pleaded guilty on Monday (Sep 25) to one count each of molestation and insulting a woman's modesty. A third count of using criminal force by pushing the victim into the lift will be considered in sentencing. The court heard that Wael was the director of sales for Simply Gourmet, a company based in the United Arab Emirates. He was in Singapore for a week in April 2023 for a conference.
At about 3am on Apr 29, a 36-year-old Vietnamese woman and a 39-year-old Singaporean woman were at the entrance to a lift lobby outside restaurant and bar Ce La Vi on the 57th floor at Marina Bay Sands. Wael approached both of them. The two women did not want to interact with him, the court heard. Undeterred, Wael continued talking to them and followed them into the lift lobby.
Singapore jails Malaysian man who wiped his genitals on girl, 11, in a lift
Claiming that he was unable to control his “urges”, a man in Singapore used his exposed genitals to inappropriately touch the elbow of a frightened 11-year-old girl who was sharing the same housing block lift with him.
Khoo Wei Yang, 24, a permanent resident of Singapore originally from Malaysia, was sentenced to five months’ jail after pleading guilty to using criminal force to outrage the modesty of the victim.
A similar charge was taken into consideration during sentencing. The girl’s name cannot be published due to a court order to protect her identity.
Male cop who molested policewoman fined $10k
A policeman was alone in an office with a female colleague to conduct training on first aid and police defensive tactics (PDT) in November 2020 when he molested her.
Abdul Gaffor Jainul Hussain, 48, who was then holding the rank of an inspector, conducted these sessions with the policewoman even though he was not certified to train others on these two topics at the time.
He was fined $10,000 on Monday after he pleaded guilty to two counts of outraging the victim’s modesty. Two other molestation charges involving the same policewoman were considered during sentencing.
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Ex-judge of Singapore Idol Ken Lim handed 1 more sexual offence charge; 5 alleged victims so far
Former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim Chih Chiang was first charged on March 20 with one count of molestation. PHOTO: ST FILE
Former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim Chih Chiang was on Wednesday handed one more charge of insulting a woman’s modesty, involving a fifth alleged victim.
Lim, 59, is now accused of six counts of insulting a woman’s modesty and one count of molestation.
He was the executive director of record label Hype Records when he allegedly committed the offences.
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Ex-NUS lecturer accused of molestation allowed to travel to Portugal for artists’ residency
Jeremy Fernando must surrender his passport to the authorities within 24 hours upon his return. PHOTO: ST FILE
A district court has granted an application for former National University of Singapore (NUS) lecturer Jeremy Fernando, who is accused of molestation, to leave Singapore from June 30 to Aug 1.
On Wednesday, the court heard that Fernando, 43, will be taking part in an artists’ residency at the Hangar Artistic Research Centre in Lisbon, Portugal, from July 1 to 31.
Before leaving Singapore, he must furnish his complete travel itinerary to the investigating officer or an officer acting under the latter’s direction.
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Man arrested for outrage of modesty, another under probe after altercation at S’pore Grand Prix
A 36-year-old man was arrested for alleged outrage of modesty after an altercation during the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday.
Another 37-year-old man is assisting with investigations for allegedly voluntarily causing hurt, said the police on Sunday in response to queries from The Straits Times.
Ms Kaci Beh, a 24-year-old model, took to video-sharing platform TikTok to share how her night at the Singapore Grand Prix turned sour after a stranger allegedly touched her younger sister inappropriately. When they confronted the stranger, Ms Beh and her boyfriend, Mr Bryan Yap, were allegedly assaulted by another man.
16 MEN TO BE CHARGED WITH OUTRAGE OF MODESTY
Sixteen men, aged between 21 and 68, will be charged in court on 19 July 2023 for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty. The cases are as follows:
- On 14 January 2021, a 50-year-old man allegedly molested a 24-year-old woman at a residential unit along Fraser Street. A Police report was lodged on the same day and the man was arrested on 15 January 2021. The man will be charged with two counts of outrage of modesty and one count of using criminal force under Section 354(1) and Section 352 of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 22 March 2022, a 43-year-old man, who was an operating technician, allegedly molested a 31-year-old woman while she was undergoing surgery at a surgery centre along Orchard Road. The man was subsequently arrested at scene by Police officers who attended to the incident. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 7 July 2022, a 33-year-old man allegedly molested a 21-year-old woman at a club along River Valley Road. The man was detained at the club and subsequently arrested at scene by Police officers who attended to the incident. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 10 August 2022, a 43-year-old man allegedly molested a 15-year-old girl in a lift of a residential block along Beo Crescent. The Police were alerted to the incident and the man was swiftly identified and arrested by Police officers. The man was also suspected to have taken possession of a bicycle which did not belong to him. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty and one count of fraudulent possession under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871 and Section 35(1) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906 respectively.
- On 7 September 2022, a 42-year-old man allegedly molested a 20-year-old woman on a bus travelling along Potong Pasir Avenue 1. The woman lodged a police report on the next day. Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of Police cameras and CCTV footages, the Police managed to identify and arrest the man on 3 October 2022. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 23 October 2022, a 41-year-old man allegedly molested and used criminal force on a 26-year-old woman along Stars Avenue. The man also allegedly molested her along Stars Avenue on 24 October 2022. The man will be charged with two counts of outrage of modesty and one count of using criminal force under Section 354(1) and Section 352 of the Penal Code 1871 respectively.
- On 5 November 2022, a 60-year-old man allegedly molested a 42-year-old woman at a shop along Rivervale Drive. The woman left the shop and subsequently called the Police for assistance. The man was identified and arrested on 11 November 2022. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 4 December 2022, a 22-year-old man allegedly molested a 38-year-old woman at a shopping mall along Syed Alwi Road. A Police report was lodged and the man was swiftly identified and arrested within an hour of the report. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code.
- On 10 January 2023, a 24-year-old man allegedly molested two women, aged 30 and 31, at a bar along Anson Road. The man was detained at the bar and subsequently arrested at scene by Police officers who attended to the incident. The man will be charged with two counts of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 26 January 2023, a 26-year-old man allegedly molested a 21-year-old man at a club at a residential hall of a University along Nanyang Avenue. The man also sexually exposed himself to the victim. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty and one count of sexual exposure under Section 354(1) and Section 377BF(1) of the Penal Code 1871 respectively.
- On 12 February 2023, a 67-year-old man allegedly molested a 32-year-old woman at a massage centre along New Upper Changi Road. The man will be charged with four counts of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 4 March 2023, a 57-year-old man allegedly molested a 44-year-old woman while in a lorry parked along Old Choa Chu Kang Road. He also allegedly stroked the woman’s hand and used insulting behaviour to cause alarm to her. The woman then lodged a report on 8 March 2023, and the man was subsequently arrested on 12 July 2023. The man will be charged with two counts of outrage of modesty and one count of using criminal force under Section 354(1) and Section 352 of the Penal Code 1871 respectively. The man will also be charged with one count of intentional harassment under Section 3(1)(a) punishable under Section 3(2) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014.
- On 29 April 2023, a 38-year-old man allegedly molested a 36-year-old woman in a lift after exiting a club along Bayfront Avenue. He also allegedly touched and massaged the woman’s shoulder, and made a gesture intended to insult the modesty of the woman. The man was detained by security officers and subsequently arrested at scene by Police officers who attended to the incident. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty, one count of using criminal force and one count of insulting the modesty of a person under Section 354(1), Section 352 and Section 377BA of the Penal Code 1871 respectively.
- On 8 May 2023, a 68-year-old man allegedly molested a 10-year-old girl in a lift of a residential block along Lengkok Bahru. A Police report was lodged on 9 May 2023, and the man was subsequently identified and arrested on 10 May 2023. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty of a person below 14 years of age under Section 354(2) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 15 June 2023, a 40-year-old man allegedly molested a 22-year-old woman at a club along Bayfront Avenue. The man was detained by security officers and subsequently arrested at scene by Police officers who attended to the incident. The man will be charged with two counts of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 18 June 2023, a 21-year-old man allegedly molested a 25-year-old woman at a cafe along Bali Lane. The man was detained by the woman’s boyfriend and subsequently arrested at scene by Police officers who attended to the incident. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
Cases of outrage of modesty on the rise in first half of 2022; 2 in 3 offenders known to victims
Cases where the culprits were known to the victims saw a rise of 9.6 per cent to 489, up from 446 in the first half of last year. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER
There were more outrage of modesty cases in the first half of this year than last year, and in about two out of three cases, the offenders were known to the victims.
The police said on Wednesday that cases of outrage of modesty increased by 4.6 per cent to 773 from January to June this year, up from 739 cases in the same period last year.
Cases where the culprits were known to the victims saw a rise of 9.6 per cent to 489, up from 446 in the first half of last year.
Nearly 1,200 outrage of modesty cases reported each year
Cases of molestation have been on the rise in recent years, and the penalty for these offences is set to be raised to let the authorities better deal with such crimes, Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said in Parliament yesterday.
Between 2016 and last year, an average of 1,190 outrage of modesty cases were reported each year - about 24 per cent higher than between 2011 and 2015. "We want egregious cases to be dealt with more severely," he added.
Following a review of the sentencing framework for hurt and sexual offences, the maximum penalties for molestation and two other sexual offences involving minors are set to be raised, he announced.
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Man jailed for touching woman on train with his penis
Feeling aroused when his body made contact with a woman's on the train, a man unzipped his pants and touched the woman with his erect penis.
For using criminal force to outrage the 31-year-old woman's modesty, 55-year-old Mohamad Rasid Mohamad Sani was sentenced to five months' jail on Tuesday (Jan 21).
The court heard that Rasid worked as a technical support officer at the Institute of Technical Education in Ang Mo Kio at the time.
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Five months’ jail for man who flashed, poked woman with his private part on packed MRT train
A 55-year-old technical support officer was on a packed MRT train during the morning rush hour in May last year when his groin made contact with a fellow passenger. He then became sexually aroused and molested her.
Mohamad Rasid Mohamad Sani pleaded guilty to an outrage of modesty charge on Tuesday (Jan 21) and was sentenced to five months’ jail.
The court heard that Rasid, who is married and has an 18-year-old daughter, pulled down his underwear, exposed his erect penis through his pants’ zipper, and used it to poke the victim’s buttocks from behind.
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Man, 55, jailed for molesting woman on MRT train with his exposed genitals
It was the peak-hour travel time on a Monday and the MRT train was likely crowded, but it did not stop Mohamad Rasid Mohamad Sani from molesting a woman with his exposed genitals.
The technical support officer stood close to a 31-year-old woman, pulled his underwear down and exposed himself through the zipper of his pants, before rubbing his member against the victim.
The 55-year-old was on Tuesday (Jan 21) sentenced to five months' jail after earlier pleading guilty to one count of molestation.
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Police arrest man suspected of molesting 13-year-old girl in MRT train
Police said on Wednesday (Oct 2) they have arrested a man suspected of molesting a 13-year-old girl in an MRT train.
In a news release, the authorities said they received a report of the incident at about 6.50pm on Sept 26.
The suspect was said to have molested the girl in a train travelling from Bukit Gombak MRT station.
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Man arrested for allegedly molesting 13-year-old girl on MRT train
A 44-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl on an MRT train, the police said on Wednesday (Oct 2).
The police said they received a report last Thursday at 6.50pm that the girl had been molested by a man she did not know while on a train travelling from Bukit Gombak MRT station. The man left after the incident.
With the aid of closed-circuit television images, officers from the Jurong Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on Tuesday.
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Expelled scholar filmed women in NTU hall toilet
A former scholar at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was given a short detention order (SDO) of two weeks for trespassing into a female toilet at a hall to film a fellow student showering.
Han Shiyu, 18, a Chinese national, yesterday pleaded guilty to one charge each of criminal trespass and insulting the modesty of the woman.
Another two similar charges were taken into consideration.
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Expelled NTU student gets short detention order for filming woman in hall toilet
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student who was expelled after filming a woman in a shower on campus was sentenced by a court on Monday (Jan 20) to a short detention order of 14 days.
Chinese national Han Shiyu, 18, pleaded guilty to one charge of insulting the modesty of a woman and another of criminal trespass, with two other charges taken into consideration.
A short detention order (SDO) detains an offender in prison for a short time, but does not leave a criminal record upon release.
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Man, 26, arrested for insulting modesty of a female student at NTU
A 26-year-old man was arrested at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Friday (Jan 17) for allegedly insulting the modesty of a female student.
The Singapore Police Force said that it received a call for assistance at a bus stop along Nanyang Drive at about 2.40pm.
“A 26-year-old man was arrested for the offence of insulting the modesty of a person,” said the police.
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Man charged with insulting modesty of two people, among first to be charged under revised penal code
A man charged on Tuesday (Jan 21) with insulting the modesty of two people is among the first to be charged under the revised penal code that kicked in on Jan 1.
Muthu Murugesan, a 34-year-old Indian national, was charged with one count of insulting the modesty of two people under Section 377BA of the penal code.
He is accused of removing his pants and stroking himself, intending that this act would be seen by two people, whose identities are protected by gag order. The charge sheets did not state the victims' genders.
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Two men jailed for molesting female commuters on public buses
Two men have been sentenced to jail for molesting female passengers on board public buses in separate incidents which took place last year.
Ramakrishnan Anbu, 49, and Kochadai Baskaran, 42, both Indian nationals, were each sentenced to four months’ jail at the State Courts last Monday (2 December).
The duo had each pleaded guilty to a single charge of molestation, but are appealing against their sentences.
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7 molest suspects to be charged; police say outrage of modesty cases on the rise
Seven men will be charged in court on Monday (Oct 14) amid an increasing trend in outrage of modesty cases, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Sunday.
The suspects - the youngest of whom is 26 and the oldest, 75 - were allegedly involved in separate cases of outrage of modesty between October 2018 and July this year, said police.
"Outrage of modesty cases have been on an increasing trend and remain a key concern for the police," said SPF.
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2 men in their 70s among 7 to be charged with outrage of modesty
Seven men aged between 26 and 75 will be charged in court on Monday (Oct 14) for separate cases of outrage of modesty allegedly committed in various places, including in a taxi and at a monorail station on Sentosa island.
The cases are:
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84-year-old among 9 men to be charged with outrage of modesty
Nine men, including an 84-year-old, will be charged in court in separate incidents of outrage of modesty.
The cases, involving suspects aged between 26 and 84, were reported between last November and May this year, the police said on Wednesday (July 10).
On Nov 8 last year, a 20-year-old woman reported that she was molested by a 42-year-old man on a public bus along Thomson Road.
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8 men charged with molesting women in unrelated cases
(L-R) Affendi Mohamed Noor, 53, and Dadyala Balwinder Singh, Indian National, 30, at the State Courts on Oct 23. Photos: Najeer Yusof/TODAY
Eight men aged between 25 and 68 were charged in court on Monday (Oct 23) for separate cases of molestation allegedly committed in nightspots and on public transport since the start of the year.
Their prosecution came as the police recently flagged a rising trend of molestations amid a general decline in crime.
Five of the eight men who landed in the dock on Monday had allegedly struck in nightspots and on public transport. The three accused of molesting women in entertainment outlets were Dadyala Balwinder Singh, 30; Affendi Mohamed Noor, 53; and Jagjit Singh, 31.
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7 men, including two in their 70s, charged with molestation
Two senior citizens were among seven men in court yesterday on molestation charges. Lim Ah Bah, 73, faces four charges in total, the most of all the accused. He was charged with two counts each of molestation and insulting a woman's modesty. These cases are said to involve the same victim - a 40-year-old woman. Lim allegedly committed all the offences at the Xin Hua TCM Clinic, which is at the 100 AM mall in Tanjong Pagar, at around 1pm on Oct 1 last year. It was not stated in court documents if he was working there at the time. Lim allegedly touched the woman's private parts through her pants and asked her to apply some lubricating gel there. According to court documents, he is also accused of touching her breasts and asking her "inappropriate questions" pertaining to her sex life.
Separately, 75-year-old Yan Kok Fatt was in court for allegedly molesting a 21-year-old woman at the Midpoint Orchard shopping centre at around 12.30pm on June 4. He is said to have touched her breast and stomach over her clothes.
The other five men are Loh Wai Cheong, 26; Muhammad Salihin Omar, 31; Ng Soon Hee, 47; Haji Mohamed Yusoof, 54; and a Singaporean who allegedly molested his domestic helper on three separate occasions in March.
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Male teen accused of molesting women aged 49, 73, 79
A male teenager was charged at the State Courts on Thursday (26 December) with molesting three women aged 49, 73 and 79 on the same day last week. Khamalhan Kavnor Subramaniam, 17, a Malaysian, allegedly committed the offences at HDB blocks near Bendemeer Road and Whampoa West, near Boon Keng MRT Station, last Monday (16 December).
According to his charges, Khamalhan allegedly swiped the vagina of a 79-year-old woman backwards to her buttocks while she was squatting along an eighth floor corridor at about 6pm. Shortly after, he purportedly swiped the buttock of a 49-year-old woman inside the lift at another HDB block.
Then at about 10pm, Khamalhan allegedly grabbed the left breast of a 73-year-old woman at the seventh floor lift lobby of another HDB block.
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Boy, 17, charged with molest of women in their 70s
In just four hours, a teenager allegedly molested three women, including two who are in their 70s, at three Housing Board blocks in Bendemeer and Whampoa. Khamalhan Kavnor Subramaniam, 17, who has been in remand since last Thursday, has been charged with three counts of outrage of modesty.
The Malaysian teenager allegedly began his spree at about 6pm on Dec 16. He is accused of touching the private parts of his first victim, a 79-year-old woman, while she was squatting in an eighth-storey corridor at a block in Whampoa. Minutes later, he allegedly touched the buttocks of a 49-year-old woman in a lift at a nearby block in Bendemeer.
He allegedly struck a third time at about 10pm by groping a 73-year-old woman at the seventh-storey lift landing of another Bendemeer block.
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Teen accused of molesting 3 women, including 2 senior citizens
A teenage boy has been taken to court after he allegedly molested three women, including two in their 70s, on the same day. Khamalhan Kavnor Subramaniam, 17, who appeared in a district court on Tuesday (Dec 24) now faces three counts of molestation.
The Malaysian teenager allegedly went to the eighth storey of a block of flats in Whampoa at around 6pm on Dec 16 this year and touched a 79-year-old woman's private parts as she was squatting down in a corridor.
He is also accused of molesting a 49-year-old woman in a lift at a Bendemeer block of flats minutes later. He is said to have struck for the third time about four hours after that.
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Seven years' preventive detention for recalcitrant offender who molested 2 boys
A repeat offender who molested two boys about a year after he was last released from prison is back behind bars.
Seyad Sulaiman Maideen Pillai, 53, was handed a seven-year preventive detention (PD) sentence on Thursday (Dec 26).
PD, which is only for repeat offenders who are over 30, imposes the full jail term with no reduction for good behaviour. It can last up to 20 years.
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Recalcitrant paedophile sentenced to 7 years’ preventive detention for molesting two boys on a bus
A paedophile was back at it again when he stroked two boys on the thigh on separate occasions earlier this year, just over a year after he had been released from prison for a similar offence.
On Thursday (Dec 26), Seyad Sulaiman Maideen Pillai, 53, was sentenced in the State Courts to seven years’ preventive detention, which was backdated to June 15.
Prevention detention is a separate regime from regular sentencing, and applies to recalcitrant offenders. The sentence can range from seven to 20 years, and offenders must serve the full sentence in prison with no reduction for good behaviour.
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Two weeks' jail for security supervisor who exposed himself to stepdaughter
A security supervisor was aware that his stepdaughter was in a bathroom when he stood outside and exposed himself to her when she stepped out.
The 57-year-old man covered up only when the 36-year-old woman yelled at him.
The court heard that he had committed a similar act in front of her in 2014.
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NUS student placed on mandatory leave of absence after he allegedly shot upskirt videos
A student from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has been placed on a mandatory leave of absence since September after he allegedly shot upskirt videos of women on campus and at Haw Par Villa MRT station.
Luah Chao Zhi, 23, will also appear before an NUS board of discipline in January next year.
He appeared in a district court on Tuesday (Dec 24) and is now accused of five counts of insulting a woman's modesty.
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NUS student suspended for allegedly taking photos of two women showering in hostel toilet
Ryan You Jun Chao, 25, has been suspended and his graduation has been deferred in light of the charges, an NUS spokesperson told TODAY
A National University of Singapore (NUS) student allegedly trespassed into a women’s toilet at a residential hall on two occasions earlier this year, in order to take photos of female students showering.
Ryan You Jun Chao, 25, is accused of doing so on Feb 14 at about 7.15am, and on March 5 at about 2.15am. He has since been suspended by the university.
The Singaporean was first charged on Oct 30 with two counts each of criminal trespass and insulting a woman’s modesty. He returned to a district court on Wednesday (Dec 11) for a further mention of the case.
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NUS student to plead guilty for trespassing, taking shower pics
A National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduate who trespassed into a female toilet within a residential college to take obscene photos of two women indicated in court that he will be pleading guilty to his charges on Wednesday (11 December).
Ryan You Jun Chao, 25, faces two counts of criminally trespassing into the female toilet on 14 February this year at about 7.15am, and on 5 March at about 2.15am.
On both occasions, he allegedly took photos of two women showering with his mobile phone. The female students and the residential college cannot be named due to a gag order by the court.
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Police investigator molested one woman, got another to masturbate him while they were in custody
Lee took the woman, whose hands were cuffed like the first, to the same interview room and asked her to masturbate him and perform a sex act on him
A senior police investigator with 17 years of experience preyed on two women suspected of being sex workers while they were in custody.
In what a district judge called a serious abuse of trust, Lee Sze Chiat, 39, a Senior Staff Sergeant, molested one woman and got the other to perform sex acts on him.
All this happened while the women, both Chinese nationals aged 28 and 29 respectively, were in handcuffs in an interview room at Jurong Police Divisional Headquarters.
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Jail, caning for senior police officer who molested two women in custody at police station
While interviewing a woman who was under arrest, Lee Sze Chiat took her to a room, locked the door, told her there were no closed-circuit television cameras in there and asked her to massage him
He was not on duty that day but offered to help his colleagues to conduct investigative work.
However, rather than doing so, Lee Sze Chiat caressed the breasts of a woman who had been arrested on suspicion of providing paid sexual services. The senior investigation officer also asked her to provide him with “services” and got another woman to perform a sex act on him. The first victim made a police report a few days later.
The women, both Chinese nationals now aged 28 and 29 respectively, cannot be named due to a court order to protect their identities.
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Senior investigation officer committed sex offences against suspects in police custody, gets jail and caning
A senior investigation officer with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) committed sexual offences against female suspects in police custody, ordering one woman to perform sex acts on him in the interview room.
Lee Sze Chiat, 39, was sentenced to a year's jail and one stroke of the cane on Tuesday (Nov 19) for acts that the prosecution called "a callous dereliction of duty".
He pleaded guilty to one charge of molesting a female suspect and another of engaging in conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline, by engaging in sexual activity with a female detainee in police custody.
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Former cop jailed, caned for molesting suspects while they were in custody at police station
A former policeman who was a senior investigation officer was sentenced to 12 months' jail and one stroke of the cane for molesting a female suspect and asking another to perform a sex act on him while both were in custody at a police divisional headquarters.
Lee Sze Chiat, 39, who pleaded guilty to the offences on Tuesday (Nov 19), was a Senior Staff Sergeant and part of an investigation team at Jurong Police Divisional Headquarters.
The two women, of Chinese nationality and aged 28 and 29, were arrested and escorted to Jurong Police Divisional Headquarters on Dec 6, 2017. They were suspected to have provided paid sexual services.
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Man who allegedly raped daughter twice claims she initiated sex
A father who is accused of raping his older daughter twice and forcing her to perform sexual acts on him in 2016 claimed that the acts were consensual and initiated by the alleged victim.
The 52-year-old man testified that his daughter, then 23, whom he shared a room with, had pulled his shirt after he turned off the lights in the wee hours of 25 March 2016, telling him that she was “horny”.
Opening the defence’s case on Monday (18 November), lawyer Lau Wen Jin told the court that the charge of of rape should be amended to incest. In the event that the defence fails to argue its case that the sexual acts were consensual, Lau said he would rely on the defence that the man had mistaken his daughter’s consent.
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Man lied to cop that he was drugged and raped by boyfriend
Unhappy with his partner for not showering him with enough attention, a 34-year-old man called the police hotline and lied that someone had tried to drug and rape him, a court heard.
Fredy Kosman Kwee later lied to a police investigator that his 50-year-old boyfriend had force-fed him a pill which made him lose consciousness and then raped him at their home.
Kwee came clean soon after, when confronted with evidence from CCTV footage which showed that his boyfriend was not at home at the time of the alleged offence.
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Lawyer fined $15,000 for molesting 3 women at bar, hurling vulgarities at staff
A managing partner of a law firm who molested three women while drunk in a bar and then swore at the manager who was trying to eject him has been fined $15,000.
Devandran Karunakaran, 40, of law firm Ince Singapore, also threatened to make the bar manager lose his job.
The Singaporean pleaded guilty to the offences, which occurred on May 16 last year.
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Lawyer fined for molesting 3 women in a pub after drinks
After having some drinks with his clients, a lawyer molested three women in a pub, before hurling vulgarities at the bar manager and threatening to make him lose his job.
Devandran Karunakaran, managing partner of law firm Ince Singapore, was fined S$15,000 on Tuesday (Nov 19) for his actions.
He pleaded guilty to three charges of molestation and one charge under the Protection from Harassment Act, with three other charges taken into consideration.
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Law firm's ex-managing partner fined S$15,000 for molesting 3 women in bar
Devandran Karunakaran, 40, the former managing partner of law firm Ince Singapore, pleaded guilty to three molestation charges and causing distress to the bar manager
Intoxicated after having drinks with his clients, Devandran Karunakaran molested three women — including a disc jockey — in a bar last year.
When the bar manager came over to find out what had happened, Karunakaran hurled vulgarities at him and said he was a lawyer, threatening to get the other man in trouble.
For his actions, the former managing partner of law firm Ince Singapore was sentenced to a fine of S$15,000 in a district court on Tuesday (Nov 19).
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Lawyer on trial for molesting Drew & Napier colleague, taking photos of her
A former lawyer from top law firm Drew & Napier turned up in court on Monday (Nov 11) to contest charges of molesting a colleague and taking intimate photos of her.
The lawyer, who cannot be named due to gag orders issued by the court, is now with a different law firm. He is accused of molesting an unidentified woman by pressing his thigh against her upper arm at the law firm at Ocean Financial Centre in Collyer Quay, on Oct 11, 2017.
The other three charges allege that he insulted the same woman's modesty by taking photos of her underwear at the Ocean Financial Centre on Oct 11, 2017, and of her chest and underwear on two occasions in April 2017.
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Former Drew & Napier lawyer accused of molesting colleague claims police officer offered to close matter
A lawyer formerly from top law firm Drew & Napier is on trial for molesting his female colleague. The ancillary trial for the man, who is now working in another law firm, opened on Monday (11 November). He faces one count of molesting the colleague and three counts of insulting her modesty. His charge sheets state that he molested the colleague on 11 October 2017 by pressing his thigh against her upper arm in the law firm’s office. He is also accused of taking a photo of her panties on the same occasion.
The man is also accused of using his handphone to take photographs of the colleague’s panties and of her chest and bra in April 2017 in the office. He cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim.
Denying the offences on Monday, the man disputed the contents of a statement given to the police. He alleged that the investigating officer for the case, Thanabalan Kothandapani, had promised him that the matter would not be escalated if he were to make a confession, apologised, and revealed where the compromising photographs were kept. “He said the matter wouldn’t go to the Attorney-General’s Chambers and he would close the matter,” said the man, whose age was redacted from court documents. The IO allegedly made the offer on 10 November 2017.
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Lawyer on trial for allegedly molesting, taking intrusive photos of female Drew & Napier colleague
A young lawyer is on trial for allegedly molesting and taking intrusive photos of a female colleague in 2017, when they were both working at Drew & Napier, one of Singapore’s largest law firms.
The accused, a Singaporean who graduated with the highest distinction from a local university and is now working for another law firm, cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the victim’s identity. His age cannot be reported either.
In a trial which started on Monday (Nov 11), the lawyer is contesting four charges over acts allegedly committed against the same female lawyer at the firm's office at the Ocean Financial Centre in Collyer Quay.
He faces three counts of outraging the modesty of the woman by taking intrusive photographs, and one count of using criminal force to outrage her modesty.
Court documents stated that he allegedly used his handphone to take photographs of her chest, bra and panties at about 8pm one day in April 2017.
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Lawyer accused of molestation says he gave incriminating statement due to 'guarantee' of no court proceedings if he did so
A lawyer, who used to work for top firm Drew & Napier, is accused of molesting his then colleague once and insulting the woman's modesty on three separate occasions by acts such as snapping pictures of her underwear.
He faces four charges in all and allegedly committed these offences at the Ocean Financial Centre in Collyer Quay in April and October 2017.
He cannot be named owing to a gag order to protect the woman's identity.
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On trial for molest, lawyer says he gave statement to avoid court case
A lawyer who used to work for top law firm Drew and Napier is accused of molesting a colleague once and insulting her modesty on three separate occasions by acts such as snapping pictures of her underwear. He allegedly committed these offences at the Ocean Financial Centre in Collyer Quay in April and October 2017, and faces four charges in all.
On the second day of the trial yesterday, the court heard that the lawyer, who is now working for another firm, gave a statement in November 2017 to investigation officer (IO) Thanabalan Kothandapani in which he admitted his alleged offences. This incriminating statement could potentially be submitted to the court as evidence against him.
He is now contesting its admissibility, stating the officer had offered to close the case if he agreed to conditions that included admitting to the offences and apologising to the parties involved.
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Doctor accused of molestation claims trial
Lui Weng Sun allegedly neither confirmed nor denied pulling down a woman's bra cup and touching her breast in November 2017.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
A woman who visited a doctor believing she had a "normal sickness" like flu or a fever ended up having her breast touched by him, a court heard yesterday.
When her boyfriend called family physician Lui Weng Sun to ask why he pulled down her bra cup and touched her breast, the doctor allegedly neither confirmed nor denied doing so - but said "sorry", adding that he needed to "check the things inside".
Lui, 46, is claiming trial to outraging the 24-year-old woman's modesty at a Northeast Medical Group clinic in Jalan Tiga near Old Airport Road in November 2017.
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17-year-old NTU student expelled after allegedly filming woman showering on campus
A 17-year-old Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student has been expelled after allegedly using his mobile phone to record a video of a 20-year-old woman showering on campus.
According to The Straits Times, Han Shiyu, a Chinese national, is accused of insulting the woman’s modesty on Aug. 12, 2019. He allegedly committed the offence at around 9:20pm that day.
An NTU spokesperson told Mothership that Han was an NTU student at the time of the offence, but has been expelled since October 2019.
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NTU student expelled after allegedly recording video of woman showering on campus
A teenage Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student has been expelled after he allegedly used his mobile phone to record a video of a woman showering on campus.
Chinese national Han Shiyu, 17, who appeared before District Judge Adam Nakhoda on Monday (Dec 2), is accused of insulting the 20-year-old woman's modesty on Aug 12 this year.
He is said to have committed the offence at around 9.20pm that day.
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Polytechnic student admits to trapping and molesting girl in school toilet
He had molested her once before in a Yishun flat, where he grabbed the 17-year-old girl's right breast and left buttock
The polytechnic student, also 17, then molested her again a week later when they returned to their alma mater, a secondary school in northern Singapore.
Trapping her in a female toilet cubicle, he grabbed her breast and touched her private parts twice, undeterred by her attempts to break free.
The boy pleaded guilty yesterday to outraging the girl's modesty, with a second molest charge taken into consideration.
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Youth pleads guilty to molesting female friend after locking her in sec school toilet cubicle
The court heard the 17-year-old lured the young woman into a female toilet under the pretext of searching for a missing pencil
When a 17-year-old young man returned to his former secondary school to help conduct training for the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC), he decided to molest a female fellow ex-cadet.
Under the pretext of finding a lost pencil, he lured her into a girls’ toilet cubicle, locked the door behind them and molested her. He also asked her to perform a sex act on him while she tried, unsuccessfully, to escape.
In a district court on Thursday (Nov 14), the youth — now a polytechnic student — pleaded guilty to one molestation charge. A second such charge will be taken into consideration for sentencing next week.
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Man who recorded himself molesting sleeping housemate jailed
The perpetrator pleaded guilty to one charge each of molestation and insulting the modesty of the victim. (Photo: Getty)
A kitchen assistant filmed himself molesting a colleague who was also his housemate as she slept in the nude, a court heard. When the victim woke up, the perpetrator claimed that he had entered her room to take some honey.
At the State Courts on Friday (15 November), the 37-year-old culprit was jailed for 13 months and 10 weeks, along with three strokes of the cane.
The Vietnamese national pleaded guilty to one charge each of molestation and insulting the modesty of the victim, a 45-year-old Chinese national.
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Man repeatedly molested maid, told her he can give her 'anything she wants'
A man who was not on good terms with his wife repeatedly molested his foreign domestic worker, even telling her he could give her "anything she wants", but was rejected by the Indonesian woman who said she wished only to do the work of a domestic helper.
Malaysian Yau Terng Phun, 56, was sentenced to jail for 15 months and six weeks on Tuesday (Oct 29) after pleading guilty to two counts of molestation and a third charge of insulting the maid's modesty.
Another five charges of molesting the woman were taken into consideration during sentencing.
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Jail for man who molested maid and took pictures of her in toilet
A domestic helper chided her male employer for taking photos of her while she was in the toilet but instead of showing remorse, he molested her repeatedly a few weeks later.
Unable to tolerate the abuse, she fled from the Malaysian deliveryman's flat on May 29, 2017, and alerted the Ministry of Manpower the next day.
Yau Terng Phun, 56,was sentenced on Tuesday (Oct 29) to 15 months and six weeks' jail.
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Boss jailed after admitting to molesting maid
A domestic helper chided her male employer for taking photos of her while she was in the toilet, but instead of showing remorse, he molested her repeatedly a few weeks later.
Unable to tolerate the abuse, she fled from the Malaysian deliveryman's flat on May 29, 2017, and alerted the Ministry of Manpower the next day.
Yau Terng Phun, 56, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months and six weeks' jail. The Singapore permanent resident had earlier pleaded guilty to two molestation charges and one count of insulting the maid's modesty.
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Doctor allegedly assaulted girlfriend after she refused to have sex, causing facial fractures
Clarence Teo allegedly punched Ms Rachel Lim's face repeatedly with great force, and hit her head against the wall. Her face was "badly bruised... beyond recognition", according to a police officer.PHOTO: COURTESY OF RACHEL LIM
A doctor allegedly flew into a rage and assaulted his then-girlfriend, causing multiple facial fractures, after she expressed her reluctance to have sex with him, a district court heard on Monday (Nov 4).
Clarence Teo Shun Jie, 35, who works as a locum - or stand-in doctor - at clinics, is also accused of causing a fracture to her left little finger.
He allegedly caused grievous hurt to Ms Rachel Lim En Hui at his Redhill flat between 2am and 4.12am on Aug 27, 2017.
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Teenager who molested 12-yr-old girl at staircase landing gets 18 mths' probation
Lester Ong Pei Cong, who is now a full-time national serviceman, was sentenced to 18 months' supervised probation on June 13, 2019. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
Pretending that he needed help for a photography competition, Lester Ong Pei Cong lured a 12-year-old girl to a staircase landing, where he molested her.
The 18-year-old, who is now a full-time national serviceman, was sentenced to 18 months' supervised probation on Thursday (June 13).
Under the conditions of the supervised probation, Ong must remain indoors from 10pm to 6am, and perform 120 hours of community service.
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Man jailed 12 weeks for filming landlord's 10-year-old niece in the shower
Emboldened after he filmed his landlord's maid in the shower, a 25-year-old tenant went on to film the landlord's 10-year-old niece showering.
But the girl happened to look up while shampooing her hair, and she saw the voyeur's mobile phone. She later told her uncle, who called the police.
Malaysian chef Chu Vui Kian was sentenced to 12 weeks' jail on Wednesday (Oct 30) after he pleaded guilty to insulting the modesty of the girl, who cannot be named to protect her identity.
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Man arrested for allegedly molesting 13-year-old girl on MRT train
A 44-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl on an MRT train, the police said on Wednesday (Oct 2).
The police said they received a report last Thursday at 6.50pm that the girl had been molested by a man she did not know while on a train travelling from Bukit Gombak MRT station. The man left after the incident.
With the aid of closed-circuit television images, officers from the Jurong Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on Tuesday.
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Teenage boy charged with molesting girl in secondary school toilet
A teenage boy has been charged with molesting a girl in a school toilet earlier this year.
The accused, victim and the school cannot be named due to a gag order.
The 17-year-old was charged yesterday with one count of outrage of modesty and one count of outrage of modesty with wrongful restraint.
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Elderly cleaner jailed for molesting woman at Orchard mall
An elderly cleaner who molested a woman at Midpoint Orchard was jailed for eight months yesterday.
Yan Kok Fatt, 75, pleaded guilty to one count of outraging the modesty of the 21-year-old.
The court heard that at about 12.15pm on June 4, the victim, who was also working in the mall, went for a smoke break but forgot to take her lighter along.
She saw Yan resting outside the lift lobby and borrowed his lighter.
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Doctor on trial for molesting patient during consultation
A doctor is on trial for molesting a patient in a clinic two years ago.
Dr Lui Weng Sun, 46, claimed trial on Monday (Aug 19) to one charge of using criminal force on a 24-year-old woman to outrage her modesty.
He is accused of pulling down a bra cup of the woman, whose identity is protected by gag order, placing a stethoscope on her left breast, and touching her nipple with his finger.
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Man allegedly raped multiple girls aged 14 to 19 over span of 10 months
A Chinese national allegedly raped and sexually assaulted at least five teenage girls aged 14 to 19 years old between last September and June this year - on a nearly monthly basis.
Lin Rongxin, who appeared in court on Monday (August 19) via video link, is facing seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault by penetration.
The 31-year-old is currently in remand for psychiatric assessment.
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Man convicted of molesting Scoot air stewardess on flight
A 39-year-old man was found guilty on Monday (Aug 5) of molesting an air stewardess on a flight from India to Singapore two years ago.
Vijayan Mathan Gopal, who is a Singapore permanent resident, was on the Singapore-controlled aircraft from Cochin, India, to Singapore on Nov 2, 2017.
He was convicted of three counts of outraging the modesty of the 22-year-old Scoot air stewardess by holding her right arm and touching her face, cupping her face with his hands, placing his hand on her thigh and touching her buttock.
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A breakdown of the 56 sexual misconduct cases at local universities in last 3 years
There were 56 cases of sexual misconduct involving students from the six local universities in the last three years, 14 of which were committed off campus, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung told Parliament on Monday (May 6).
Of the 56 cases:
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Four peeping tom cases at unis in a month
Joel's case is the fourth reported case involving voyeurs at universities since NUS undergraduate Monica Baey took to Instagram last month to vent her frustrations after being filmed while showering in NUS' Eusoff Hall.
Three peeping tom cases were reported to have taken place at Nanyang Technological University halls in recent weeks, according to local media reports.
Baey had called for tougher action to be taken against the perpetrator, who was made to write an apology letter and undergo mandatory counselling, in addition to being banned from entering Eusoff Hall and suspended from school for a semester.
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Voyeur arrested after allegedly filming female student in NUS hostel bathroom
The latest voyeurism incident allegedly happened at the National University of Singapore's Raffles Hall
A man was arrested on Saturday (May 11) by the police after he allegedly filmed a female student in a bathroom at a National University of Singapore (NUS) hostel.
In an internal circular sent to NUS students which TODAY has seen, the university's campus security office said it was alerted to the incident at NUS' Raffles Hall on Saturday morning.
"The matter has been reported to the police and we are assisting in their investigation," said the email, which added that the university is providing the victim with "dedicated support and assistance".
related: 56 sexual misconduct cases at local universities in last 3 years
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Another female student allegedly filmed in bathroom, male student arrested
A National University of Singapore spokesman said footage of the male suspect was captured via a newly installed CCTV camera.PHOTO: ST FILE
female student at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was allegedly filmed by another student in a bathroom at one of the residence halls on Saturday morning (May 11).
A police report has been made about the incident at Raffles Hall and the suspect has been apprehended by the police for further investigations, said an NUS spokesman.
Police said they received a call for assistance around 8.10am, and subsequently arrested a 26-year-old NUS male student, a resident of the same residential hall, for criminal trespass.
related: 56 cases of sexual offences during academic years from 2015 to 2018
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Molestation and scam incidents on the rise
Volunteers from Citizens On Patrol community programme distributing pamphlets on crime prevention at Queenstown MRT station last week. Molestation reports went up by 21.5%. Police said such incidents at public entertainment nightspots & on public transport are of particular concern. ST FOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
More people in Singapore have fallen prey to molesters, especially on public transport and at public entertainment nightspots, as well as scammers in the first half of this year, fuelling a spike in overall crime.
Increasingly popular tricks include: fake loan schemes, fraudulent e-commerce sales, & the "Chinese official" ruse, where scammers claim to be officials from China to demand money from victims.
Overall, a total of 16,460 crimes were reported between January and June this year, up from 15,949 cases in the same period last year, according to mid-year crime statistics released by the police yesterday.
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20% spike in reported molest cases this year
As of last month, there were 1,168 such reported cases this year - a 20% spike compared with the same period last year.
In particular, cases reported on public transport went up by 49%. Those reported at public entertainment outlets rose by 24.6%.
These figures do not merely reflect an increase in the crime alone, said Ms Jolene Tan, the head of advocacy and research at the Association of Women for Action and Research. For a "vastly under-reported" offence like sexual assault, the uptick may also indicate that more victims feel more confident to report their experiences, she told The New Paper.
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More molestation victims speaking up
A 38-yr-old schoolteacher whose modesty was outraged on the MRT during rush hour two years ago still feels the shame of it, and guilt that she said nothing.
But it happened so fast and the crowd was so thick on the platform at Jurong East MRT station that Ms Julia (not her real name) barely even had time to react.
She told The Sunday Times she felt a hand brush her inner thigh at first, then push up against her groin, as commuters surged forward to get on the train.
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12 men to be charged for separate cases of outrage of modesty
12 men, aged between 22 to 59, will be charged in court on Aug 24 and Aug 27 for 12 separate cases of outrage of modesty reported between Jan 2017 to July 2018.
In the period between Jan 2018 to June 2018, there were 832 reported cases of outrage of modesty. This is an increase of 147 cases compared to the same period in 2017.
Out of the 832, 105 cases were reported to have occurred on public transport while 63 were in public entertainment outlets. In both instances, there was an increase of 32 and 17 cases respectively compared to the same period in 2017.
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8 men charged with molestation in separate cases
(Clockwise from top left) Tham Kin Leong, Tan Boon Hwee, Subjebto Pono, Jee Chai Chai, Yujiro Tomita and Tiu Hong Hwee were among the eight men charged with outrage of modesty on Feb 27, 2018, in separate court cases. ST FOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOW
8 men were charged with outrage of modesty on Tuesday (Feb 27) in separate court cases.
The 5 Singaporeans and 3 foreigners, aged from 23 to 67, face between one and 3 charges each.
The offences were committed between November 2016 and last December.
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8 men aged between 23 & 67 arrested for separate molestation cases
8 men aged between 23 & 67 have been arrested for separate cases of outrage of modesty where they allegedly molested women between the ages of 15 and 55 in places like a hotel, a restaurant and in the street.
Seven of the eight cases occurred last year, while the last case occurred in November 2016, the police said in a statement on Monday (Feb 26).
Here is a list of all 8 cases.
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8 Men To Be Charged For Separate Cases Of Outrage Of Modesty And Other Offences
8 men, aged between 23 and 67, will be charged in Court on 27 February 2018 for eight separate cases of Outrage of Modesty, committed between November 2016 and December 2017.
Brief details of the cases are as follows:
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5 To Be Charged For Outrage Of Modesty
5 men, aged between 20 and 45, will be charged in court on 18 October 2018 for five separate cases of outrage of modesty, reported between August 2017 and April 2018.
The brief details of the five cases are as follows:
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4 Men To Be Charged For Outrage Of Modesty And Other Offences
4 men, aged between 26 and 49, will be charged in Court on 1 December 2017 for four separate cases of Outrage of Modesty, committed between September 2016 and June 2017.
Brief details of the cases are as follows:
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2 Men Arrested for Outrage of Modesty
The Police have arrested two men, aged 22 and 29, for their suspected involvement in two separate cases of outrage of modest:
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Man jailed for molesting 6 girls in pool at Hougang Swimming Complex
When he noticed a group of boys and girls enter the swimming pool at Hougang Swimming Complex, he felt the urge to touch them.
Job Mathew Panakkal then molested six of the girls, aged between 10 and 13, within the space of about 15 minutes as he swam past them.
On Wednesday (July 3), the Indian national, 37, was sentenced to 20 weeks behind bars after pleading guilty to three charges of using criminal force to molest a minor. 4 other identical charges were taken into consideration for sentencing.
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Man, 70, jailed for molesting seven girls in under an hour
An elderly man went on a molesting spree at Clementi Bus Interchange earlier this year, groping seven girls in less than an hour. He also molested three other victims on separate occasions with the youngest being 11 and the oldest, 22.
Yeo Kin Choon, 70, was yesterday jailed for 28 months on four counts of outrage of modesty, with another six similar charges taken into consideration. Court documents showed Yeo's spree began at about 1pm on March 15 at Clementi Bus Interchange and ending at around 1.55pm:
Nurse molested 6 girls in 2 weeks; he stuck masking tape on fingers to avoid detection
After sticking strips of masking tape onto his fingers to avoid detection, a hospital nurse ambushed 6 girls on overhead bridges and molested them, striking 3 times in about an hour on one occasion.
On some occasions, 39-yr-old Aldrin Illias also took along an extra set of clothes and a pair of spectacles, which he used after committing the offences to make it more difficult for his victims to recognise him.
For his offences, Aldrin was sentenced to 3 years' jail and 10 strokes of the cane on Friday (April 6).
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Man sentenced to seven weeks of jail time for groping a woman’s buttocks
Disturbingly, more and more cases of molestation have been recently reported in Singapore. Adding to the list is the latest case of a 22-year-old woman who was molested at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange by a 28-year-old construction worker who touched and “tickled” her buttocks. The construction worker pleaded guilty to one count of molestation and was jailed for seven weeks on Tuesday, November 13.
It happened on September 24 of this year. The victim and her 23-year old boyfriend were sitting on a bench at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange, waiting for a bus at around midnight.
The victim was sitting on the bench with her boyfriend on her left. A man, identified as Indian national Kaliyaperumal Rajkumar, arrived and took a seat next to her on her right.
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Man Arrested For Aggravated Outrage Of Modesty
The Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of aggravated outrage of modesty.
On 4 November 2018 at about 5.40am, the Police were alerted to a case of a woman who was molested in a residential unit located along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3. Officers from the Jurong Police Division and Special Operations Command conducted a search and subsequently arrested him at the carpark of the residential unit at about 11.40am.
The man will be charged in court on 5 November 2018 with the offence of aggravated outrage of modesty. Anyone convicted for the offence of aggravated outrage of modesty under Section 354A(1) of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 is liable for a jail term not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years and with canning.
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Man who offered Uber driver durian before molesting her gets jail, caning
An unemployed man who tried to offer an Uber driver durian before molesting her was sentenced to jail and caning on Monday (Nov 5) for various offences.
Png Kok Tai, 49, was sentenced to jail for 5 years, 10 months and 3 weeks, and was also given four strokes of the cane.
He pleaded guilty to various charges including drug use, theft and disorderly behaviour.
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Jail, cane for amputee who molested Uber driver while she was at the wheel
An amputee who boarded a female Uber driver's car repeatedly molested her while she drove.
The 41-yr-old woman, who had refused to go to a hotel with Png Kok Tai, struggled to defend herself but continued driving.
Png, 49, who has a prosthetic leg, was sentenced to 5 years, 10 months and three weeks' jail with 4 strokes of the cane on Monday (Nov 5) in what is believed to be the first case where a passenger outraged the modesty of a private hire car driver.
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Japanese warehouse manager admits to molesting woman in female toilet
Warehouse manager Wataru Murase pleaded guilty in court to two counts of criminal trespass and one count of molestation. ST FOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
A Japanese expat trespassed into a female toilet at Far East Square & molested a woman as she was washing her hands.
Warehouse manager Wataru Murase, 29, did not run away when his terrified 21-yr-old victim screamed.
When she moved into a squatting position to protect herself, he did the same and tried to touch her again before fleeing the scene.
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Japanese national admits to molesting woman in Far East Square toilet
Murase Wataru pleaded guilty to one count of molestation and two counts of criminal trespass. (PHOTO: Getty Images)
In October last year, a 29-year-old warehouse manager entered a female toilet at Far East Square six times within half an hour, a district court heard on Thursday (1 November).
On his final visit, Murase Wataru found a 20-year-old woman inside washing her hands at a sink. He then stepped behind her and slipped his hands down her top to grope her breasts. Even when the victim squatted and screamed, Wataru persisted in molesting her. He then ran out of the toilet.
At the State Courts on Thursday (1 November), the Japanese national pleaded guilty to one count of molestation and two counts of criminal trespass. Another two charges of criminal trespass will be considered when he is sentenced at a later date.
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Doctor suspects error in rape accused's erectile dysfunction test
An ultrasound test for erectile dysfunction carried out on a general practitioner 2 weeks after a patient accused him of rape showed that he was normal.
However, Dr Peter Lim, the urologist who ordered the test in January 2016, told the High Court yesterday that he "strongly suspects" the result was in error, pointing to discrepancies with later tests.
Dr Lim was taking the stand in the continuing trial of Wee Teong Boo, 67, who is charged with molesting and raping a 23-yr-old patient at his Bedok practice, Wee's Clinic and Surgery, in 2015.
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Man jumps into Rochor Canal after allegedly molesting woman in church, cop nabs him in water
A 26-yr-old man was arrested after fleeing a church, where he had allegedly molested a woman, and jumping into the Rochor Canal on Saturday afternoon (Sep 29).
Stomp understands that the man had allegedly molested a female worshipper in Our Lady of Lourdes Church and fled.
He jumped into the canal & swam under a tunnel before a police officer jumped in and apprehended him in the water.
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Masseur jailed, caned for molesting customer
Under the guise of giving her a massage, a 35-yr-old masseur molested a woman repeatedly, rubbing her breasts more than 10 times over the span of a minute.
Hu Xidong, a masseur at Zufu Foot Reflexology, was yesterday given 9 months' jail and 3 strokes of the cane for outraging the modesty of a woman. Two other charges for outrage of modesty were taken into consideration.
The woman, a Japanese national, had visited the outlet in Beach Road and requested a foot and upper back massage on July 19, 2016
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Man sentenced to jail for molesting his daughter while she slept
A 54-yr-old man who molested his daughter while she was sleeping was sentenced to 15 months' jail on Thu (Aug 2).
The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter, was also given an additional six weeks' jail in lieu of caning. He cannot be caned as he is more than 50 yrs old.
The court heard that the man's daughter, 22, had gone to her room to sleep on Oct 4 last year. She was woken up at about 4am by someone touching her, and felt a hand molesting her under her underwear,
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Retired man jailed for molesting landlady's 8-yr-old granddaughter
A retired man who accepted a friend's offer to rent a room in her Hougang flat ended up molesting the woman's 8-year-old granddaughter.
The 68-year-old man was jailed for a year and eight months on Thursday (Aug 2) after pleading guilty to one count of outraging the child's modesty.
A second molestation charge involving the same girl was considered during sentencing.
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SAF regular who molested woman gets 1 year's jail, 3 strokes
He followed the woman until they reached a dark spot in Bukit Batok – then sped up and molested her.
Jeffrey Toh, a 29-year-old Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular, was jailed one year and given three strokes of the cane on Tuesday (16 October) after he pleaded guilty to one count of molesting a 22-year-old woman.
Another count of causing distress to another 24-year-old woman, by sticking his mobile phone into her flat’s window and taking photos as well as videos of her was taken into consideration for his sentencing.
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Repeat offender who molested 12-yr-old girl at bus interchange jailed
A 25-yr-old man who molested a 12-yr-old girl at a bus interchange in April this year was sentenced to jail for 13 months on Thursday (Jul 26).
Teo Yan Kang, a Singapore permanent resident from Malaysia, also tried to molest two other women aged 30 and 23 in April and May.
Teo, who was working as a McDonald's crew member at the time, molested the 12-yr-old secondary school student at Jurong East Temporary Bus Interchange at around 3pm on Apr 16.
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23-yr-old man arrested for allegedly molesting woman at Serangoon MRT station
A 23-yr-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman at Serangoon MRT station.
In a news release on Mon (Sep 17), the police said they received a report last Wednesday that a 28-year-old woman had been molested twice - once while on the train and the other after she had alighted at Serangoon station.
The man was identified after follow-up investigations by officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division and the Public Transport Security Command. He was arrested along Hougang Avenue 5 on Sunday.
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Man who molested girl he met at Jurong playground jailed, caned
He approached the seven-year-old girl at a playground in Jurong and offered to take her to another playground at a mall.
Instead of doing so, however, Paramasivam Maniam brought the girl and her friend to a park where he sexually abused her. The 33-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to two years, eight months and two weeks’ jail on Monday (8 October). He was also handed three strokes of the cane and disqualified from driving for two years.
Paramasivam, who has been diagnosed with mild mental retardation, had pleaded guilty to one count of molest for abusing he girl. He also admitted to one count of forgery – related to a job he was fired from in four days – and one count of stealing a motorcycle.
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Indian national jailed for molesting sleeping woman on Singapore Airlines flight
While asleep on a window seat on board a Singapore Airlines flight, a woman awoke to a sensation of someone pressing her breast. She saw the hand of the man beside her on her breast.
The man, 23-year-old Ravichandran Vignesh, admitted he pressed on the woman’s breast while she was sleeping as he was “drunk and high and tempted” to do so, court documents showed.
At the State Courts on Thursday (18 October), the Indian national, who pleaded guilty to one count of molest, was sentenced to jail for six months.
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Molester sentenced to 3 years’ jail for tailing and hurting woman he found ‘attractive’
He tailed a 21-yr-old woman he found “attractive” for a good 13 minutes while she was making her way home from Beauty World MRT Station.
At a poorly lit area on Hindhede Walk off Upper Bukit Timah Road, Tang Yong Hao ran up and grabbed the woman from behind.
The 28-year-old covered her mouth to stifle her screams and wrapped another hand around her abdomen. He then pulled her to the ground, forced her into a sitting position and molested her multiple times before fleeing.
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Molester gets longer jail term, caning after appeal
Rakesh Kumar Prasad, 26, molested a female student at a yoga studio in Tampines in 2015. ST FOTO: GAVIN FOO
A yoga instructor who repeatedly molested his student had his jail sentence increased from 9 months to a year and was also given 3 strokes of the cane yesterday after the High Court allowed an appeal by the prosecution.
Indian national Rakesh Kumar Prasad, 26, had also appealed against his conviction but his arguments were rejected by the court.
Justice See Kee Oon said Rakesh had blatantly abused his position of trust. "His sheer audacity in carrying out repeated intrusions with increasing brazenness while disparaging, belittling and threatening the victim must point strongly towards the need for caning," said the judge.
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Man molested 3 girls, including his niece
The court heard that on one occasion, the man did it while his 7-yr-old son was in the same room.
Yesterday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Lai urged District Judge Ng Cheng Thiam to sentence the father of two boys to eight years' jail with 24 strokes of the cane. The 45-year-old man, a former Nanyang Technological University research associate, is a paedophile with a high risk of reoffending, the DPP added.
The accused, now jobless, cannot be named to protect his victims' identities. He pleaded guilty on Monday to six counts of molestation.
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Man who molested sister's friend at own birthday party in Downtown East gets jail, caning
It was meant to be a joyous occasion, but it took a turn when the birthday boy molested one of the partygoers - who was his own sister's best friend.
The accused, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, was at his 25th birthday party at D'Resort in Downtown East on Jul 30, 2016.
The victim, then 23, was one of the guests at the surprise birthday party organised by the family of the accused.
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Man molested own niece, 2 other young girls and filmed acts on video
A man molested three young girls, including his own niece, and recorded some of the acts on video.
The court heard that on one occasion, the man committed the offence while his 7-yr-old son was in the same room.
On Thursday (Oct 18), Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Lai urged District Judge Ng Cheng Thiam to sentence the father of two boys to eight years' jail with 24 strokes of the cane.
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Man who molested 13-year-old niece sentenced to jail, caning
An account manager who molested his 13-yr-old niece who was living with him was on Tuesday (Aug 7) sentenced to two years and 10 months' jail, as well as five strokes of the cane.
The 43-yr-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the girl, committed the offences between August and October 2012.
He confessed to the police in 2016, when he was filing a report against his now ex-wife for harassment.
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Man who molested employee on her first day of work gets 8 months' jail
A Singapore permanent resident who employed a 28-yr-old woman, the daughter of someone he knew, and molested her on her first day at work was sentenced on Monday (Jun 18) to eight months in jail.
Md Gias Uddin Sarker was convicted on five counts of outrage of modesty at the end of a seven-day trial.
The court heard the victim took up the job at Gias’ company, which deals with the import & export of medical devices as well as construction, despite reservations about him.
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Man arrested for allegedly molesting woman while sitting beside her on bus
A 46-yr-old man was arrested on Oct 9 for allegedly molesting a woman on a public bus. The victim, a 38-yr-old woman, made a police report on Oct 5 about the incident.
Officers from Jurong Police Division established the identity of the suspect through ground enquiries and arrested him.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had molested the victim while he was seated beside her.
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Man arrested for allegedly molesting 6 girls aged 9 to 13 at Hougang Swimming Complex
A 36-yr-old man was arrested on Monday (Sep 24) for allegedly molesting six female victims, aged between 9 & 13.
At 3.51pm on Sep 13, the police were alerted to a case of outrage of modesty at Hougang Swimming Complex. Through follow-up investigation by officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division, the man was subsequently identified and arrested along Hougang Avenue 2.
The man will be charged in court on Wednesday (Sep 26) with outrage of modesty.
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18-yr-old guy touched sleeping woman's private parts through open window of Woodlands flat
A 33-yr-old woman was asleep in her bedroom, which is located against a corridor, when a man slipped his hand through an open window to molest her.
Zulhusny Bin Mohamad Arshad, who is 18 this year, faces four charges including outrage of modesty and for drug-related offences.
After pleading guilty, he was sentenced to reformative training at a juvenile rehabilitation centre. However, he is appealing against the sentence.
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Dentist suspended for 6 months after molest conviction
A dental surgeon who was jailed for molesting a woman has been suspended for six months, the Singapore Dental Council (SDC) said in a press release on Mon (Oct 29).
Hoo Swee Tiang was sentenced to six weeks' jail in Jul 2016, 2 years ago after he was convicted of outrage of modesty for touching a woman's inner thigh.
Hoo served his sentence from May 11 last year after the court dismissed his appeal against the conviction and sentence, said the regulatory body.
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GrabHitch driver gets three weeks’ jail for molesting 17-yr-old passenger
A 17-year-old student who took a GrabHitch ride from Bukit Batok to the Selegie area got more than she bargained for, when the driver stroked her thigh.
Before he molested the teenager on Jan 15 this year, Kaliaperumal Panner Selvam – who was sentenced to three weeks’ jail on Fri (Oct 26) – asked if her nails were real, and touched her hand.
The victim was in the front passenger seat of his Hyundai Avante while they were waiting for two other passengers, a mother-and-daughter pair, at Bukit Batok West.
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Man jailed for taking upskirt videos of multiple women at 5 MRT
stations
A 25-year-old man was jailed nine weeks on Monday (Aug 5) for taking upskirt videos of multiple women over a few months.
Low Zhi Ying, who was then a customer relationship officer with Hitachi Home Appliances Asia, took the clips of at least five women between March and June last year.
Most of the videos were taken at five MRT stations: Jurong East, Dhoby Ghaut, Telok Blangah, Outram Park and Expo.
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Customer relationship officer jailed 9 weeks for taking upskirt videos at MRT stations
A 25-year-old man who took upskirt videos of least five women at different MRT stations was sentenced to nine weeks’ jail on Monday (Aug 5).
Low Zhi Ying took 26 such videos over a span of about four months last year, before two fellow commuters — including a Briton working in Singapore — spotted him taking an obscene video at Telok Blangah MRT Station and detained him.
He admitted that taking the videos made him excited, and he would sometimes use them as masturbatory aids.
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Private tutor admits to taking upskirt videos of 142 women
A private tutor on Monday (Dec 10) admitted to taking "upskirt" videos of 142 women over about one-and-a-half years.
Low Boon En, 40, took the videos between Oct 2014 and May 2016, at places like Daiso stores, supermarkets, MRT platforms, void decks and along various escalators.
He pleaded guilty to 12 charges of intruding on the privacy of a woman with the intent to insult her modesty, with another 130 charges taken into consideration.
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Man jailed for sex with 14-year-old, taking upskirt videos
After meeting a teenager via a dating app, a 23-year-old man had sex with the 14-year-old girl on three occasions. The girl subsequently became pregnant and went for an abortion.
On Monday (5 March), Leon Yap, 23, was jailed 16 months after he pleaded guilty in the State Courts to three counts of sexual penetration of a minor under the age of 16 and three counts of insulting the modesty of women by taking upskirt videos.
The court heard that Yap began chatting with the girl in May 2017 via the OKCupid app. Yap and the girl had unprotected sex during their first meeting in May, and on two other occasions in May and June. The girl cannot be named due to a court-imposed gag order.
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Similar incidents involving university students
In April 2019, undergraduate Monica Baey spoke out after being filmed in the shower by a fellow NUS undergraduate, Nicholas Lim.
In September, another NUS undergraduate Terence Siow Kai Yuan was charged for repeatedly molesting a woman at Serangoon MRT in September 2018.
NUS undergrad molester avoids jail because he has good grades & ‘potential to excel in life’.
Judge explains why probation sentence for molester from NUS is in ‘best interest’ of society, not ‘soft option’
The next month, NUS announced a slew of measures to safeguard its students from similar incidents on campus, including the installation of at least 300 more cameras and introducing roving security patrols.
On April 17, a 22-year-old male student from Tamarind Hall allegedly filmed a 20-year-old female student showering in the campus residences.
Several days later, on April 21, a 19-year-old man allegedly took photographs of another man in the shower in Hall 3.
On May. 1, a student allegedly used a red stool to peek into the women’s toilet in Hall 4.
Man allegedly took photos of another man in NTU hall shower on Easter Sunday, police investigating.
2nd case of Peeping Tom filming student in NTU hostel shower reported in 4 days.
3rd Peeping Tom incident in NTU in 3 weeks.
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Feeling aroused when his body made contact with a woman's on the train, a man unzipped his pants and touched the woman with his erect penis.
For using criminal force to outrage the 31-year-old woman's modesty, 55-year-old Mohamad Rasid Mohamad Sani was sentenced to five months' jail on Tuesday (Jan 21).
The court heard that Rasid worked as a technical support officer at the Institute of Technical Education in Ang Mo Kio at the time.
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Five months’ jail for man who flashed, poked woman with his private part on packed MRT train
A 55-year-old technical support officer was on a packed MRT train during the morning rush hour in May last year when his groin made contact with a fellow passenger. He then became sexually aroused and molested her.
Mohamad Rasid Mohamad Sani pleaded guilty to an outrage of modesty charge on Tuesday (Jan 21) and was sentenced to five months’ jail.
The court heard that Rasid, who is married and has an 18-year-old daughter, pulled down his underwear, exposed his erect penis through his pants’ zipper, and used it to poke the victim’s buttocks from behind.
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Man, 55, jailed for molesting woman on MRT train with his exposed genitals
It was the peak-hour travel time on a Monday and the MRT train was likely crowded, but it did not stop Mohamad Rasid Mohamad Sani from molesting a woman with his exposed genitals.
The technical support officer stood close to a 31-year-old woman, pulled his underwear down and exposed himself through the zipper of his pants, before rubbing his member against the victim.
The 55-year-old was on Tuesday (Jan 21) sentenced to five months' jail after earlier pleading guilty to one count of molestation.
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Police arrest man suspected of molesting 13-year-old girl in MRT train
Police said on Wednesday (Oct 2) they have arrested a man suspected of molesting a 13-year-old girl in an MRT train.
In a news release, the authorities said they received a report of the incident at about 6.50pm on Sept 26.
The suspect was said to have molested the girl in a train travelling from Bukit Gombak MRT station.
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Man arrested for allegedly molesting 13-year-old girl on MRT train
A 44-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl on an MRT train, the police said on Wednesday (Oct 2).
The police said they received a report last Thursday at 6.50pm that the girl had been molested by a man she did not know while on a train travelling from Bukit Gombak MRT station. The man left after the incident.
With the aid of closed-circuit television images, officers from the Jurong Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on Tuesday.
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Expelled scholar filmed women in NTU hall toilet
A former scholar at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was given a short detention order (SDO) of two weeks for trespassing into a female toilet at a hall to film a fellow student showering.
Han Shiyu, 18, a Chinese national, yesterday pleaded guilty to one charge each of criminal trespass and insulting the modesty of the woman.
Another two similar charges were taken into consideration.
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Expelled NTU student gets short detention order for filming woman in hall toilet
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student who was expelled after filming a woman in a shower on campus was sentenced by a court on Monday (Jan 20) to a short detention order of 14 days.
Chinese national Han Shiyu, 18, pleaded guilty to one charge of insulting the modesty of a woman and another of criminal trespass, with two other charges taken into consideration.
A short detention order (SDO) detains an offender in prison for a short time, but does not leave a criminal record upon release.
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Man, 26, arrested for insulting modesty of a female student at NTU
A 26-year-old man was arrested at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Friday (Jan 17) for allegedly insulting the modesty of a female student.
The Singapore Police Force said that it received a call for assistance at a bus stop along Nanyang Drive at about 2.40pm.
“A 26-year-old man was arrested for the offence of insulting the modesty of a person,” said the police.
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Man charged with insulting modesty of two people, among first to be charged under revised penal code
A man charged on Tuesday (Jan 21) with insulting the modesty of two people is among the first to be charged under the revised penal code that kicked in on Jan 1.
Muthu Murugesan, a 34-year-old Indian national, was charged with one count of insulting the modesty of two people under Section 377BA of the penal code.
He is accused of removing his pants and stroking himself, intending that this act would be seen by two people, whose identities are protected by gag order. The charge sheets did not state the victims' genders.
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Two men jailed for molesting female commuters on public buses
Two men have been sentenced to jail for molesting female passengers on board public buses in separate incidents which took place last year.
Ramakrishnan Anbu, 49, and Kochadai Baskaran, 42, both Indian nationals, were each sentenced to four months’ jail at the State Courts last Monday (2 December).
The duo had each pleaded guilty to a single charge of molestation, but are appealing against their sentences.
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7 molest suspects to be charged; police say outrage of modesty cases on the rise
Seven men will be charged in court on Monday (Oct 14) amid an increasing trend in outrage of modesty cases, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Sunday.
The suspects - the youngest of whom is 26 and the oldest, 75 - were allegedly involved in separate cases of outrage of modesty between October 2018 and July this year, said police.
"Outrage of modesty cases have been on an increasing trend and remain a key concern for the police," said SPF.
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2 men in their 70s among 7 to be charged with outrage of modesty
Seven men aged between 26 and 75 will be charged in court on Monday (Oct 14) for separate cases of outrage of modesty allegedly committed in various places, including in a taxi and at a monorail station on Sentosa island.
The cases are:
- A 40-year-old woman reported that she was molested by a 73-year-old man in a clinic along Tanjong Pagar Road on Oct 1 last year.
- A 31-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a 54-year-old man while in a taxi along Lorong Ah Soo on Jan 4, 2019.
- A 27-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a 48-year-old man inside a residential unit along Serangoon Avenue 2 on March 8, 2019.
- A 26-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a 47-year-old man along Gangsa Road on March 22, 2019.
- A 21-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a 75-year-old man at a shopping centre along Orchard Road on June 4, 2019.
- A 24-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a 26-year-old man at Orchard MRT station on June 5, 2019.
- A 20-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a 31-year-old man at a monorail station on Sentosa island on July 22, 2019.
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84-year-old among 9 men to be charged with outrage of modesty
Nine men, including an 84-year-old, will be charged in court in separate incidents of outrage of modesty.
The cases, involving suspects aged between 26 and 84, were reported between last November and May this year, the police said on Wednesday (July 10).
On Nov 8 last year, a 20-year-old woman reported that she was molested by a 42-year-old man on a public bus along Thomson Road.
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8 men charged with molesting women in unrelated cases
Eight men aged between 25 and 68 were charged in court on Monday (Oct 23) for separate cases of molestation allegedly committed in nightspots and on public transport since the start of the year.
Their prosecution came as the police recently flagged a rising trend of molestations amid a general decline in crime.
Five of the eight men who landed in the dock on Monday had allegedly struck in nightspots and on public transport. The three accused of molesting women in entertainment outlets were Dadyala Balwinder Singh, 30; Affendi Mohamed Noor, 53; and Jagjit Singh, 31.
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7 men, including two in their 70s, charged with molestation
Two senior citizens were among seven men in court yesterday on molestation charges. Lim Ah Bah, 73, faces four charges in total, the most of all the accused. He was charged with two counts each of molestation and insulting a woman's modesty. These cases are said to involve the same victim - a 40-year-old woman. Lim allegedly committed all the offences at the Xin Hua TCM Clinic, which is at the 100 AM mall in Tanjong Pagar, at around 1pm on Oct 1 last year. It was not stated in court documents if he was working there at the time. Lim allegedly touched the woman's private parts through her pants and asked her to apply some lubricating gel there. According to court documents, he is also accused of touching her breasts and asking her "inappropriate questions" pertaining to her sex life.
Separately, 75-year-old Yan Kok Fatt was in court for allegedly molesting a 21-year-old woman at the Midpoint Orchard shopping centre at around 12.30pm on June 4. He is said to have touched her breast and stomach over her clothes.
The other five men are Loh Wai Cheong, 26; Muhammad Salihin Omar, 31; Ng Soon Hee, 47; Haji Mohamed Yusoof, 54; and a Singaporean who allegedly molested his domestic helper on three separate occasions in March.
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Male teen accused of molesting women aged 49, 73, 79
A male teenager was charged at the State Courts on Thursday (26 December) with molesting three women aged 49, 73 and 79 on the same day last week. Khamalhan Kavnor Subramaniam, 17, a Malaysian, allegedly committed the offences at HDB blocks near Bendemeer Road and Whampoa West, near Boon Keng MRT Station, last Monday (16 December).
According to his charges, Khamalhan allegedly swiped the vagina of a 79-year-old woman backwards to her buttocks while she was squatting along an eighth floor corridor at about 6pm. Shortly after, he purportedly swiped the buttock of a 49-year-old woman inside the lift at another HDB block.
Then at about 10pm, Khamalhan allegedly grabbed the left breast of a 73-year-old woman at the seventh floor lift lobby of another HDB block.
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Boy, 17, charged with molest of women in their 70s
In just four hours, a teenager allegedly molested three women, including two who are in their 70s, at three Housing Board blocks in Bendemeer and Whampoa. Khamalhan Kavnor Subramaniam, 17, who has been in remand since last Thursday, has been charged with three counts of outrage of modesty.
The Malaysian teenager allegedly began his spree at about 6pm on Dec 16. He is accused of touching the private parts of his first victim, a 79-year-old woman, while she was squatting in an eighth-storey corridor at a block in Whampoa. Minutes later, he allegedly touched the buttocks of a 49-year-old woman in a lift at a nearby block in Bendemeer.
He allegedly struck a third time at about 10pm by groping a 73-year-old woman at the seventh-storey lift landing of another Bendemeer block.
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Teen accused of molesting 3 women, including 2 senior citizens
A teenage boy has been taken to court after he allegedly molested three women, including two in their 70s, on the same day. Khamalhan Kavnor Subramaniam, 17, who appeared in a district court on Tuesday (Dec 24) now faces three counts of molestation.
The Malaysian teenager allegedly went to the eighth storey of a block of flats in Whampoa at around 6pm on Dec 16 this year and touched a 79-year-old woman's private parts as she was squatting down in a corridor.
He is also accused of molesting a 49-year-old woman in a lift at a Bendemeer block of flats minutes later. He is said to have struck for the third time about four hours after that.
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Seven years' preventive detention for recalcitrant offender who molested 2 boys
A repeat offender who molested two boys about a year after he was last released from prison is back behind bars.
Seyad Sulaiman Maideen Pillai, 53, was handed a seven-year preventive detention (PD) sentence on Thursday (Dec 26).
PD, which is only for repeat offenders who are over 30, imposes the full jail term with no reduction for good behaviour. It can last up to 20 years.
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Recalcitrant paedophile sentenced to 7 years’ preventive detention for molesting two boys on a bus
A paedophile was back at it again when he stroked two boys on the thigh on separate occasions earlier this year, just over a year after he had been released from prison for a similar offence.
On Thursday (Dec 26), Seyad Sulaiman Maideen Pillai, 53, was sentenced in the State Courts to seven years’ preventive detention, which was backdated to June 15.
Prevention detention is a separate regime from regular sentencing, and applies to recalcitrant offenders. The sentence can range from seven to 20 years, and offenders must serve the full sentence in prison with no reduction for good behaviour.
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Two weeks' jail for security supervisor who exposed himself to stepdaughter
A security supervisor was aware that his stepdaughter was in a bathroom when he stood outside and exposed himself to her when she stepped out.
The 57-year-old man covered up only when the 36-year-old woman yelled at him.
The court heard that he had committed a similar act in front of her in 2014.
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NUS student placed on mandatory leave of absence after he allegedly shot upskirt videos
A student from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has been placed on a mandatory leave of absence since September after he allegedly shot upskirt videos of women on campus and at Haw Par Villa MRT station.
Luah Chao Zhi, 23, will also appear before an NUS board of discipline in January next year.
He appeared in a district court on Tuesday (Dec 24) and is now accused of five counts of insulting a woman's modesty.
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NUS student suspended for allegedly taking photos of two women showering in hostel toilet
A National University of Singapore (NUS) student allegedly trespassed into a women’s toilet at a residential hall on two occasions earlier this year, in order to take photos of female students showering.
Ryan You Jun Chao, 25, is accused of doing so on Feb 14 at about 7.15am, and on March 5 at about 2.15am. He has since been suspended by the university.
The Singaporean was first charged on Oct 30 with two counts each of criminal trespass and insulting a woman’s modesty. He returned to a district court on Wednesday (Dec 11) for a further mention of the case.
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NUS student to plead guilty for trespassing, taking shower pics
A National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduate who trespassed into a female toilet within a residential college to take obscene photos of two women indicated in court that he will be pleading guilty to his charges on Wednesday (11 December).
Ryan You Jun Chao, 25, faces two counts of criminally trespassing into the female toilet on 14 February this year at about 7.15am, and on 5 March at about 2.15am.
On both occasions, he allegedly took photos of two women showering with his mobile phone. The female students and the residential college cannot be named due to a gag order by the court.
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Police investigator molested one woman, got another to masturbate him while they were in custody
A senior police investigator with 17 years of experience preyed on two women suspected of being sex workers while they were in custody.
In what a district judge called a serious abuse of trust, Lee Sze Chiat, 39, a Senior Staff Sergeant, molested one woman and got the other to perform sex acts on him.
All this happened while the women, both Chinese nationals aged 28 and 29 respectively, were in handcuffs in an interview room at Jurong Police Divisional Headquarters.
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Jail, caning for senior police officer who molested two women in custody at police station
He was not on duty that day but offered to help his colleagues to conduct investigative work.
However, rather than doing so, Lee Sze Chiat caressed the breasts of a woman who had been arrested on suspicion of providing paid sexual services. The senior investigation officer also asked her to provide him with “services” and got another woman to perform a sex act on him. The first victim made a police report a few days later.
The women, both Chinese nationals now aged 28 and 29 respectively, cannot be named due to a court order to protect their identities.
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Senior investigation officer committed sex offences against suspects in police custody, gets jail and caning
A senior investigation officer with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) committed sexual offences against female suspects in police custody, ordering one woman to perform sex acts on him in the interview room.
Lee Sze Chiat, 39, was sentenced to a year's jail and one stroke of the cane on Tuesday (Nov 19) for acts that the prosecution called "a callous dereliction of duty".
He pleaded guilty to one charge of molesting a female suspect and another of engaging in conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline, by engaging in sexual activity with a female detainee in police custody.
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Former cop jailed, caned for molesting suspects while they were in custody at police station
A former policeman who was a senior investigation officer was sentenced to 12 months' jail and one stroke of the cane for molesting a female suspect and asking another to perform a sex act on him while both were in custody at a police divisional headquarters.
Lee Sze Chiat, 39, who pleaded guilty to the offences on Tuesday (Nov 19), was a Senior Staff Sergeant and part of an investigation team at Jurong Police Divisional Headquarters.
The two women, of Chinese nationality and aged 28 and 29, were arrested and escorted to Jurong Police Divisional Headquarters on Dec 6, 2017. They were suspected to have provided paid sexual services.
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Man who allegedly raped daughter twice claims she initiated sex
A father who is accused of raping his older daughter twice and forcing her to perform sexual acts on him in 2016 claimed that the acts were consensual and initiated by the alleged victim.
The 52-year-old man testified that his daughter, then 23, whom he shared a room with, had pulled his shirt after he turned off the lights in the wee hours of 25 March 2016, telling him that she was “horny”.
Opening the defence’s case on Monday (18 November), lawyer Lau Wen Jin told the court that the charge of of rape should be amended to incest. In the event that the defence fails to argue its case that the sexual acts were consensual, Lau said he would rely on the defence that the man had mistaken his daughter’s consent.
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Man lied to cop that he was drugged and raped by boyfriend
Unhappy with his partner for not showering him with enough attention, a 34-year-old man called the police hotline and lied that someone had tried to drug and rape him, a court heard.
Fredy Kosman Kwee later lied to a police investigator that his 50-year-old boyfriend had force-fed him a pill which made him lose consciousness and then raped him at their home.
Kwee came clean soon after, when confronted with evidence from CCTV footage which showed that his boyfriend was not at home at the time of the alleged offence.
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Lawyer fined $15,000 for molesting 3 women at bar, hurling vulgarities at staff
Devandran Karunakaran, 40, of law firm Ince Singapore, was fined $15,000.PHOTO: INCE
A managing partner of a law firm who molested three women while drunk in a bar and then swore at the manager who was trying to eject him has been fined $15,000.
Devandran Karunakaran, 40, of law firm Ince Singapore, also threatened to make the bar manager lose his job.
The Singaporean pleaded guilty to the offences, which occurred on May 16 last year.
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Lawyer fined for molesting 3 women in a pub after drinks
Devandran Karunakaran, 40, the managing partner of law firm Ince Singapore. (Photo: Ince website)
After having some drinks with his clients, a lawyer molested three women in a pub, before hurling vulgarities at the bar manager and threatening to make him lose his job.
Devandran Karunakaran, managing partner of law firm Ince Singapore, was fined S$15,000 on Tuesday (Nov 19) for his actions.
He pleaded guilty to three charges of molestation and one charge under the Protection from Harassment Act, with three other charges taken into consideration.
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Law firm's ex-managing partner fined S$15,000 for molesting 3 women in bar
Intoxicated after having drinks with his clients, Devandran Karunakaran molested three women — including a disc jockey — in a bar last year.
When the bar manager came over to find out what had happened, Karunakaran hurled vulgarities at him and said he was a lawyer, threatening to get the other man in trouble.
For his actions, the former managing partner of law firm Ince Singapore was sentenced to a fine of S$15,000 in a district court on Tuesday (Nov 19).
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Lawyer on trial for molesting Drew & Napier colleague, taking photos of her
A former lawyer from top law firm Drew & Napier turned up in court on Monday (Nov 11) to contest charges of molesting a colleague and taking intimate photos of her.
The lawyer, who cannot be named due to gag orders issued by the court, is now with a different law firm. He is accused of molesting an unidentified woman by pressing his thigh against her upper arm at the law firm at Ocean Financial Centre in Collyer Quay, on Oct 11, 2017.
The other three charges allege that he insulted the same woman's modesty by taking photos of her underwear at the Ocean Financial Centre on Oct 11, 2017, and of her chest and underwear on two occasions in April 2017.
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Former Drew & Napier lawyer accused of molesting colleague claims police officer offered to close matter
A lawyer formerly from top law firm Drew & Napier is on trial for molesting his female colleague. The ancillary trial for the man, who is now working in another law firm, opened on Monday (11 November). He faces one count of molesting the colleague and three counts of insulting her modesty. His charge sheets state that he molested the colleague on 11 October 2017 by pressing his thigh against her upper arm in the law firm’s office. He is also accused of taking a photo of her panties on the same occasion.
The man is also accused of using his handphone to take photographs of the colleague’s panties and of her chest and bra in April 2017 in the office. He cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim.
Denying the offences on Monday, the man disputed the contents of a statement given to the police. He alleged that the investigating officer for the case, Thanabalan Kothandapani, had promised him that the matter would not be escalated if he were to make a confession, apologised, and revealed where the compromising photographs were kept. “He said the matter wouldn’t go to the Attorney-General’s Chambers and he would close the matter,” said the man, whose age was redacted from court documents. The IO allegedly made the offer on 10 November 2017.
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Lawyer on trial for allegedly molesting, taking intrusive photos of female Drew & Napier colleague
A young lawyer is on trial for allegedly molesting and taking intrusive photos of a female colleague in 2017, when they were both working at Drew & Napier, one of Singapore’s largest law firms.
The accused, a Singaporean who graduated with the highest distinction from a local university and is now working for another law firm, cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the victim’s identity. His age cannot be reported either.
In a trial which started on Monday (Nov 11), the lawyer is contesting four charges over acts allegedly committed against the same female lawyer at the firm's office at the Ocean Financial Centre in Collyer Quay.
He faces three counts of outraging the modesty of the woman by taking intrusive photographs, and one count of using criminal force to outrage her modesty.
Court documents stated that he allegedly used his handphone to take photographs of her chest, bra and panties at about 8pm one day in April 2017.
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Lawyer accused of molestation says he gave incriminating statement due to 'guarantee' of no court proceedings if he did so
A lawyer, who used to work for top firm Drew & Napier, is accused of molesting his then colleague once and insulting the woman's modesty on three separate occasions by acts such as snapping pictures of her underwear.
He faces four charges in all and allegedly committed these offences at the Ocean Financial Centre in Collyer Quay in April and October 2017.
He cannot be named owing to a gag order to protect the woman's identity.
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On trial for molest, lawyer says he gave statement to avoid court case
A lawyer who used to work for top law firm Drew and Napier is accused of molesting a colleague once and insulting her modesty on three separate occasions by acts such as snapping pictures of her underwear. He allegedly committed these offences at the Ocean Financial Centre in Collyer Quay in April and October 2017, and faces four charges in all.
On the second day of the trial yesterday, the court heard that the lawyer, who is now working for another firm, gave a statement in November 2017 to investigation officer (IO) Thanabalan Kothandapani in which he admitted his alleged offences. This incriminating statement could potentially be submitted to the court as evidence against him.
He is now contesting its admissibility, stating the officer had offered to close the case if he agreed to conditions that included admitting to the offences and apologising to the parties involved.
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Doctor accused of molestation claims trial
A woman who visited a doctor believing she had a "normal sickness" like flu or a fever ended up having her breast touched by him, a court heard yesterday.
When her boyfriend called family physician Lui Weng Sun to ask why he pulled down her bra cup and touched her breast, the doctor allegedly neither confirmed nor denied doing so - but said "sorry", adding that he needed to "check the things inside".
Lui, 46, is claiming trial to outraging the 24-year-old woman's modesty at a Northeast Medical Group clinic in Jalan Tiga near Old Airport Road in November 2017.
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17-year-old NTU student expelled after allegedly filming woman showering on campus
A 17-year-old Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student has been expelled after allegedly using his mobile phone to record a video of a 20-year-old woman showering on campus.
According to The Straits Times, Han Shiyu, a Chinese national, is accused of insulting the woman’s modesty on Aug. 12, 2019. He allegedly committed the offence at around 9:20pm that day.
An NTU spokesperson told Mothership that Han was an NTU student at the time of the offence, but has been expelled since October 2019.
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NTU student expelled after allegedly recording video of woman showering on campus
A teenage Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student has been expelled after he allegedly used his mobile phone to record a video of a woman showering on campus.
Chinese national Han Shiyu, 17, who appeared before District Judge Adam Nakhoda on Monday (Dec 2), is accused of insulting the 20-year-old woman's modesty on Aug 12 this year.
He is said to have committed the offence at around 9.20pm that day.
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Polytechnic student admits to trapping and molesting girl in school toilet
The polytechnic student, also 17, then molested her again a week later when they returned to their alma mater, a secondary school in northern Singapore.
Trapping her in a female toilet cubicle, he grabbed her breast and touched her private parts twice, undeterred by her attempts to break free.
The boy pleaded guilty yesterday to outraging the girl's modesty, with a second molest charge taken into consideration.
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Youth pleads guilty to molesting female friend after locking her in sec school toilet cubicle
When a 17-year-old young man returned to his former secondary school to help conduct training for the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC), he decided to molest a female fellow ex-cadet.
Under the pretext of finding a lost pencil, he lured her into a girls’ toilet cubicle, locked the door behind them and molested her. He also asked her to perform a sex act on him while she tried, unsuccessfully, to escape.
In a district court on Thursday (Nov 14), the youth — now a polytechnic student — pleaded guilty to one molestation charge. A second such charge will be taken into consideration for sentencing next week.
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Man who recorded himself molesting sleeping housemate jailed
A kitchen assistant filmed himself molesting a colleague who was also his housemate as she slept in the nude, a court heard. When the victim woke up, the perpetrator claimed that he had entered her room to take some honey.
At the State Courts on Friday (15 November), the 37-year-old culprit was jailed for 13 months and 10 weeks, along with three strokes of the cane.
The Vietnamese national pleaded guilty to one charge each of molestation and insulting the modesty of the victim, a 45-year-old Chinese national.
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Man repeatedly molested maid, told her he can give her 'anything she wants'
A man who was not on good terms with his wife repeatedly molested his foreign domestic worker, even telling her he could give her "anything she wants", but was rejected by the Indonesian woman who said she wished only to do the work of a domestic helper.
Malaysian Yau Terng Phun, 56, was sentenced to jail for 15 months and six weeks on Tuesday (Oct 29) after pleading guilty to two counts of molestation and a third charge of insulting the maid's modesty.
Another five charges of molesting the woman were taken into consideration during sentencing.
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Jail for man who molested maid and took pictures of her in toilet
A domestic helper chided her male employer for taking photos of her while she was in the toilet but instead of showing remorse, he molested her repeatedly a few weeks later.
Unable to tolerate the abuse, she fled from the Malaysian deliveryman's flat on May 29, 2017, and alerted the Ministry of Manpower the next day.
Yau Terng Phun, 56,was sentenced on Tuesday (Oct 29) to 15 months and six weeks' jail.
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Boss jailed after admitting to molesting maid
A domestic helper chided her male employer for taking photos of her while she was in the toilet, but instead of showing remorse, he molested her repeatedly a few weeks later.
Unable to tolerate the abuse, she fled from the Malaysian deliveryman's flat on May 29, 2017, and alerted the Ministry of Manpower the next day.
Yau Terng Phun, 56, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months and six weeks' jail. The Singapore permanent resident had earlier pleaded guilty to two molestation charges and one count of insulting the maid's modesty.
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Doctor allegedly assaulted girlfriend after she refused to have sex, causing facial fractures
A doctor allegedly flew into a rage and assaulted his then-girlfriend, causing multiple facial fractures, after she expressed her reluctance to have sex with him, a district court heard on Monday (Nov 4).
Clarence Teo Shun Jie, 35, who works as a locum - or stand-in doctor - at clinics, is also accused of causing a fracture to her left little finger.
He allegedly caused grievous hurt to Ms Rachel Lim En Hui at his Redhill flat between 2am and 4.12am on Aug 27, 2017.
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Teenager who molested 12-yr-old girl at staircase landing gets 18 mths' probation
Pretending that he needed help for a photography competition, Lester Ong Pei Cong lured a 12-year-old girl to a staircase landing, where he molested her.
The 18-year-old, who is now a full-time national serviceman, was sentenced to 18 months' supervised probation on Thursday (June 13).
Under the conditions of the supervised probation, Ong must remain indoors from 10pm to 6am, and perform 120 hours of community service.
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Man jailed 12 weeks for filming landlord's 10-year-old niece in the shower
Emboldened after he filmed his landlord's maid in the shower, a 25-year-old tenant went on to film the landlord's 10-year-old niece showering.
But the girl happened to look up while shampooing her hair, and she saw the voyeur's mobile phone. She later told her uncle, who called the police.
Malaysian chef Chu Vui Kian was sentenced to 12 weeks' jail on Wednesday (Oct 30) after he pleaded guilty to insulting the modesty of the girl, who cannot be named to protect her identity.
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Man arrested for allegedly molesting 13-year-old girl on MRT train
A 44-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl on an MRT train, the police said on Wednesday (Oct 2).
The police said they received a report last Thursday at 6.50pm that the girl had been molested by a man she did not know while on a train travelling from Bukit Gombak MRT station. The man left after the incident.
With the aid of closed-circuit television images, officers from the Jurong Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on Tuesday.
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Teenage boy charged with molesting girl in secondary school toilet
A teenage boy has been charged with molesting a girl in a school toilet earlier this year.
The accused, victim and the school cannot be named due to a gag order.
The 17-year-old was charged yesterday with one count of outrage of modesty and one count of outrage of modesty with wrongful restraint.
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Elderly cleaner jailed for molesting woman at Orchard mall
An elderly cleaner who molested a woman at Midpoint Orchard was jailed for eight months yesterday.
Yan Kok Fatt, 75, pleaded guilty to one count of outraging the modesty of the 21-year-old.
The court heard that at about 12.15pm on June 4, the victim, who was also working in the mall, went for a smoke break but forgot to take her lighter along.
She saw Yan resting outside the lift lobby and borrowed his lighter.
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Doctor on trial for molesting patient during consultation
A doctor is on trial for molesting a patient in a clinic two years ago.
Dr Lui Weng Sun, 46, claimed trial on Monday (Aug 19) to one charge of using criminal force on a 24-year-old woman to outrage her modesty.
He is accused of pulling down a bra cup of the woman, whose identity is protected by gag order, placing a stethoscope on her left breast, and touching her nipple with his finger.
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Man allegedly raped multiple girls aged 14 to 19 over span of 10 months
A Chinese national allegedly raped and sexually assaulted at least five teenage girls aged 14 to 19 years old between last September and June this year - on a nearly monthly basis.
Lin Rongxin, who appeared in court on Monday (August 19) via video link, is facing seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault by penetration.
The 31-year-old is currently in remand for psychiatric assessment.
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Man convicted of molesting Scoot air stewardess on flight
A 39-year-old man was found guilty on Monday (Aug 5) of molesting an air stewardess on a flight from India to Singapore two years ago.
Vijayan Mathan Gopal, who is a Singapore permanent resident, was on the Singapore-controlled aircraft from Cochin, India, to Singapore on Nov 2, 2017.
He was convicted of three counts of outraging the modesty of the 22-year-old Scoot air stewardess by holding her right arm and touching her face, cupping her face with his hands, placing his hand on her thigh and touching her buttock.
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A breakdown of the 56 sexual misconduct cases at local universities in last 3 years
There were 56 cases of sexual misconduct involving students from the six local universities in the last three years, 14 of which were committed off campus, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung told Parliament on Monday (May 6).
Of the 56 cases:
- Twenty-five involved students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and two involved students from Yale-NUS, which has its own Board of Discipline separate from NUS
- Twenty were from Nanyang Technological University
- Six were from the Singapore Management University
- The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) had one case each
- Four cases are still under investigation, while there was insufficient evidence to make out offences in two cases.
- Of the remaining 31 cases, 16 were prosecuted in court and 10 resulted in jail terms of between 10 days and eight months, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. The cases which resulted in jail terms were for serious offences involving outrage of modesty or multiple instances of voyeurism, said Mr Ong.
- Of the six who were not jailed, four were put on supervised probation, one received a discharge not amounting to an acquittal, and one case is awaiting sentencing.
- Thirteen other offenders were given a conditional warning and two were given a stern warning. Of the 13 given conditional warnings, one re-offended. The student from NUS was sentenced to eight months’ jail and fined S$2,000 for both his offences committed in 2015 and 2017, said Mr Shanmugam.
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Four peeping tom cases at unis in a month
Joel's case is the fourth reported case involving voyeurs at universities since NUS undergraduate Monica Baey took to Instagram last month to vent her frustrations after being filmed while showering in NUS' Eusoff Hall.
Three peeping tom cases were reported to have taken place at Nanyang Technological University halls in recent weeks, according to local media reports.
Baey had called for tougher action to be taken against the perpetrator, who was made to write an apology letter and undergo mandatory counselling, in addition to being banned from entering Eusoff Hall and suspended from school for a semester.
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Voyeur arrested after allegedly filming female student in NUS hostel bathroom
A man was arrested on Saturday (May 11) by the police after he allegedly filmed a female student in a bathroom at a National University of Singapore (NUS) hostel.
In an internal circular sent to NUS students which TODAY has seen, the university's campus security office said it was alerted to the incident at NUS' Raffles Hall on Saturday morning.
"The matter has been reported to the police and we are assisting in their investigation," said the email, which added that the university is providing the victim with "dedicated support and assistance".
related: 56 sexual misconduct cases at local universities in last 3 years
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Another female student allegedly filmed in bathroom, male student arrested
female student at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was allegedly filmed by another student in a bathroom at one of the residence halls on Saturday morning (May 11).
A police report has been made about the incident at Raffles Hall and the suspect has been apprehended by the police for further investigations, said an NUS spokesman.
Police said they received a call for assistance around 8.10am, and subsequently arrested a 26-year-old NUS male student, a resident of the same residential hall, for criminal trespass.
related: 56 cases of sexual offences during academic years from 2015 to 2018
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Molestation and scam incidents on the rise
More people in Singapore have fallen prey to molesters, especially on public transport and at public entertainment nightspots, as well as scammers in the first half of this year, fuelling a spike in overall crime.
Increasingly popular tricks include: fake loan schemes, fraudulent e-commerce sales, & the "Chinese official" ruse, where scammers claim to be officials from China to demand money from victims.
Overall, a total of 16,460 crimes were reported between January and June this year, up from 15,949 cases in the same period last year, according to mid-year crime statistics released by the police yesterday.
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20% spike in reported molest cases this year
As of last month, there were 1,168 such reported cases this year - a 20% spike compared with the same period last year.
In particular, cases reported on public transport went up by 49%. Those reported at public entertainment outlets rose by 24.6%.
These figures do not merely reflect an increase in the crime alone, said Ms Jolene Tan, the head of advocacy and research at the Association of Women for Action and Research. For a "vastly under-reported" offence like sexual assault, the uptick may also indicate that more victims feel more confident to report their experiences, she told The New Paper.
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More molestation victims speaking up
A 38-yr-old schoolteacher whose modesty was outraged on the MRT during rush hour two years ago still feels the shame of it, and guilt that she said nothing.
But it happened so fast and the crowd was so thick on the platform at Jurong East MRT station that Ms Julia (not her real name) barely even had time to react.
She told The Sunday Times she felt a hand brush her inner thigh at first, then push up against her groin, as commuters surged forward to get on the train.
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12 men to be charged for separate cases of outrage of modesty
12 men, aged between 22 to 59, will be charged in court on Aug 24 and Aug 27 for 12 separate cases of outrage of modesty reported between Jan 2017 to July 2018.
In the period between Jan 2018 to June 2018, there were 832 reported cases of outrage of modesty. This is an increase of 147 cases compared to the same period in 2017.
Out of the 832, 105 cases were reported to have occurred on public transport while 63 were in public entertainment outlets. In both instances, there was an increase of 32 and 17 cases respectively compared to the same period in 2017.
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8 men charged with molestation in separate cases
8 men were charged with outrage of modesty on Tuesday (Feb 27) in separate court cases.
The 5 Singaporeans and 3 foreigners, aged from 23 to 67, face between one and 3 charges each.
The offences were committed between November 2016 and last December.
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8 men aged between 23 & 67 arrested for separate molestation cases
8 men aged between 23 & 67 have been arrested for separate cases of outrage of modesty where they allegedly molested women between the ages of 15 and 55 in places like a hotel, a restaurant and in the street.
Seven of the eight cases occurred last year, while the last case occurred in November 2016, the police said in a statement on Monday (Feb 26).
Here is a list of all 8 cases.
- 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL MOLESTED ON TRAIN
- 19-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MOLESTED AT SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS
- 32-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MOLESTED IN RESTAURANT
- 39-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MOLESTED AT ORCHARD ROAD HOTEL
- TWO WOMEN AGED 55 AND 46 MOLESTED BY CYCLIST IN TOA PAYOH
- 33-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MOLESTED AT PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT OUTLET IN EMERALD HILL
- 23-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MOLESTED WHILE EXITING LIFT
- 19-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MOLESTED IN PRIVATE-HIRE VEHICLE AT HOTEL CARPARK
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8 Men To Be Charged For Separate Cases Of Outrage Of Modesty And Other Offences
8 men, aged between 23 and 67, will be charged in Court on 27 February 2018 for eight separate cases of Outrage of Modesty, committed between November 2016 and December 2017.
Brief details of the cases are as follows:
- On 11 March 2017, the Police received a report that a 19-year-old woman was molested at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. A 29-year-old male suspect was arrested on the same day. He will also be facing an additional charge of Using Criminal Force against the woman for pulling her hair to stop her from leaving.
- On 17 August 2017, the Police received a report that a 32-year-old woman was molested in a restaurant along Unity Street. A 42-year-old male suspect was arrested on the same day. He will also be facing additional charges of using criminal force, voluntarily causing hurt and using abusive words against a public servant.
- On 24 September 2017, the Police received a report that a 39-year-old woman was molested in a hotel along Orchard Road. A 67-year-old male suspect was subsequently arrested. He is also facing an additional charge of Outrage of Modesty involving a 41-year-old woman for a separate incident reported on 2 October 2017.
- On 8 and 11 November 2017, the Police received reports that a 55-year-old woman and a 46-year-old woman were molested by a cyclist along Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and Toa Payoh Lorong 8 respectively. On 15 November 2017, a 23-year-old male suspect involved in both incidents was arrested.
- On 27 November 2017, the Police received a report that a 33-year-old woman was molested at a public entertainment outlet along Emerald Hill. The 33- year-old male suspect was arrested on the same day.
- On 1 December 2017, the Police received a report that a 23-year-old woman was molested while exiting the lift at a HDB block along Sin Ming Avenue. The identity of the 28-year-old male suspect was established and he was subsequently arrested.
- On 10 December 2017, the Police received a report that a 19-year-old woman was molested in a Private-Hire Vehicle at the basement carpark of a hotel located in Orchard Road. The identity of the 36-year-old male suspect was established and he was swiftly arrested on the same day. He is facing a total of three counts of Outrage of Modesty.
- On 14 November 2016, the Police received a report that a 15-year-old girl was molested on a train heading from Bishan MRT Station towards Marymount MRT Station. The victim recounted two incidents on 8 and 9 November 2016 where she was molested by the same suspect. The identity of the 34-year old male suspect was subsequently established and he was arrested on 18 November 2016.
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5 To Be Charged For Outrage Of Modesty
5 men, aged between 20 and 45, will be charged in court on 18 October 2018 for five separate cases of outrage of modesty, reported between August 2017 and April 2018.
The brief details of the five cases are as follows:
- On 27 August 2017, a 28-year-old woman reported that she was molested by a 33-year-old man when they were inside the lift of a HDB block at Tah Ching Road. The man had also allegedly blocked the victim’s exit from the lift.
- On 21 February 2018, a 18-year-old woman reported that she was molested by a 26-year-old man when they were on the escalator of Jurong East MRT station.
- On 4 March 2018, a 21-year-old woman reported that she was molested by a 35-year-old man when they were walking to his car parked along Raffles Boulevard, and inside his car.
- On 30 March 2018, a 28-year-old woman reported that she was molested by a then 44-year-old man at a HDB block along Jalan Bukit Merah.
- On 4 April 2018, a 33-year-old woman reported that she was molested by a 20-year-old man at the void deck of a HDB block along Boon Lay Drive.
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4 Men To Be Charged For Outrage Of Modesty And Other Offences
4 men, aged between 26 and 49, will be charged in Court on 1 December 2017 for four separate cases of Outrage of Modesty, committed between September 2016 and June 2017.
Brief details of the cases are as follows:
- On 8 September 2016, the Police received a report that a 22-year-old woman was molested at a public entertainment outlet along Orchard Road. The 33-year-old male suspect was arrested on the same day. He will also be facing an additional charge of using abusive language against a public servant under Section 6(1)(a) punishable under Section 6(3) of the Protection from Harassment Act.
- On 10 December 2016, the Police received a report that a 34-year-old woman was molested at a shopping centre along Orchard Road. The 49-year-old male suspect was arrested on the same day. He will also be facing an additional charge of Mischief for his involvement in another case.
- On 5 May 2017, the Police received a report that a 21-year-old woman was molested at a public entertainment outlet along River Valley Road. The 26-year-old male suspect was arrested on the same day. He will also be facing an additional charge of Using Criminal Force.
- On 30 June 2017, the Police received a report that a 14-year-old girl was molested on board a train heading from Serangoon towards Marymount Station on 29 June 2017. The 35-year-old male suspect was subsequently arrested on 19 July 2017.
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2 Men Arrested for Outrage of Modesty
The Police have arrested two men, aged 22 and 29, for their suspected involvement in two separate cases of outrage of modest:
- In the first case, on 7 October 2017 at about 2am, a 15-year-old female victim reported to the Police that she was molested by a man along Flower Road. The 22-year-old suspect was subsequently arrested on 10 October 2017.
- In the second case, on 11 October 2017 at about 11am, a 30-year-old female victim reported that an unknown man had molested her inside the lift of a residence along Yio Chu Kang Road. The 29-year-old suspect was subsequently arrested on 12 October 2017.
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Man jailed for molesting 6 girls in pool at Hougang Swimming Complex
When he noticed a group of boys and girls enter the swimming pool at Hougang Swimming Complex, he felt the urge to touch them.
Job Mathew Panakkal then molested six of the girls, aged between 10 and 13, within the space of about 15 minutes as he swam past them.
On Wednesday (July 3), the Indian national, 37, was sentenced to 20 weeks behind bars after pleading guilty to three charges of using criminal force to molest a minor. 4 other identical charges were taken into consideration for sentencing.
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Man, 70, jailed for molesting seven girls in under an hour
An elderly man went on a molesting spree at Clementi Bus Interchange earlier this year, groping seven girls in less than an hour. He also molested three other victims on separate occasions with the youngest being 11 and the oldest, 22.
Yeo Kin Choon, 70, was yesterday jailed for 28 months on four counts of outrage of modesty, with another six similar charges taken into consideration. Court documents showed Yeo's spree began at about 1pm on March 15 at Clementi Bus Interchange and ending at around 1.55pm:
- At about 1pm, the first victim, a 12-year-old girl was walking with a classmate to the interchange from The Clementi Mall. Yeo, who was walking behind them, suddenly reached out and groped her.
- After that, he molested three more girls before groping another 12-year-old girl at about 1.45pm.
- He molested two other 12-year-old girls after her.
- Earlier that week, he molested a 13-year-old girl at Sembawang Bus Interchange and a 14-year-old girl at North Bridge Road Market.
Nurse molested 6 girls in 2 weeks; he stuck masking tape on fingers to avoid detection
After sticking strips of masking tape onto his fingers to avoid detection, a hospital nurse ambushed 6 girls on overhead bridges and molested them, striking 3 times in about an hour on one occasion.
On some occasions, 39-yr-old Aldrin Illias also took along an extra set of clothes and a pair of spectacles, which he used after committing the offences to make it more difficult for his victims to recognise him.
For his offences, Aldrin was sentenced to 3 years' jail and 10 strokes of the cane on Friday (April 6).
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Man sentenced to seven weeks of jail time for groping a woman’s buttocks
Disturbingly, more and more cases of molestation have been recently reported in Singapore. Adding to the list is the latest case of a 22-year-old woman who was molested at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange by a 28-year-old construction worker who touched and “tickled” her buttocks. The construction worker pleaded guilty to one count of molestation and was jailed for seven weeks on Tuesday, November 13.
It happened on September 24 of this year. The victim and her 23-year old boyfriend were sitting on a bench at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange, waiting for a bus at around midnight.
The victim was sitting on the bench with her boyfriend on her left. A man, identified as Indian national Kaliyaperumal Rajkumar, arrived and took a seat next to her on her right.
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Man Arrested For Aggravated Outrage Of Modesty
The Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of aggravated outrage of modesty.
On 4 November 2018 at about 5.40am, the Police were alerted to a case of a woman who was molested in a residential unit located along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3. Officers from the Jurong Police Division and Special Operations Command conducted a search and subsequently arrested him at the carpark of the residential unit at about 11.40am.
The man will be charged in court on 5 November 2018 with the offence of aggravated outrage of modesty. Anyone convicted for the offence of aggravated outrage of modesty under Section 354A(1) of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 is liable for a jail term not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years and with canning.
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Man who offered Uber driver durian before molesting her gets jail, caning
An unemployed man who tried to offer an Uber driver durian before molesting her was sentenced to jail and caning on Monday (Nov 5) for various offences.
Png Kok Tai, 49, was sentenced to jail for 5 years, 10 months and 3 weeks, and was also given four strokes of the cane.
He pleaded guilty to various charges including drug use, theft and disorderly behaviour.
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Jail, cane for amputee who molested Uber driver while she was at the wheel
An amputee who boarded a female Uber driver's car repeatedly molested her while she drove.
The 41-yr-old woman, who had refused to go to a hotel with Png Kok Tai, struggled to defend herself but continued driving.
Png, 49, who has a prosthetic leg, was sentenced to 5 years, 10 months and three weeks' jail with 4 strokes of the cane on Monday (Nov 5) in what is believed to be the first case where a passenger outraged the modesty of a private hire car driver.
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Japanese warehouse manager admits to molesting woman in female toilet
A Japanese expat trespassed into a female toilet at Far East Square & molested a woman as she was washing her hands.
Warehouse manager Wataru Murase, 29, did not run away when his terrified 21-yr-old victim screamed.
When she moved into a squatting position to protect herself, he did the same and tried to touch her again before fleeing the scene.
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Japanese national admits to molesting woman in Far East Square toilet
In October last year, a 29-year-old warehouse manager entered a female toilet at Far East Square six times within half an hour, a district court heard on Thursday (1 November).
On his final visit, Murase Wataru found a 20-year-old woman inside washing her hands at a sink. He then stepped behind her and slipped his hands down her top to grope her breasts. Even when the victim squatted and screamed, Wataru persisted in molesting her. He then ran out of the toilet.
At the State Courts on Thursday (1 November), the Japanese national pleaded guilty to one count of molestation and two counts of criminal trespass. Another two charges of criminal trespass will be considered when he is sentenced at a later date.
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Doctor suspects error in rape accused's erectile dysfunction test
An ultrasound test for erectile dysfunction carried out on a general practitioner 2 weeks after a patient accused him of rape showed that he was normal.
However, Dr Peter Lim, the urologist who ordered the test in January 2016, told the High Court yesterday that he "strongly suspects" the result was in error, pointing to discrepancies with later tests.
Dr Lim was taking the stand in the continuing trial of Wee Teong Boo, 67, who is charged with molesting and raping a 23-yr-old patient at his Bedok practice, Wee's Clinic and Surgery, in 2015.
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Man jumps into Rochor Canal after allegedly molesting woman in church, cop nabs him in water
A 26-yr-old man was arrested after fleeing a church, where he had allegedly molested a woman, and jumping into the Rochor Canal on Saturday afternoon (Sep 29).
Stomp understands that the man had allegedly molested a female worshipper in Our Lady of Lourdes Church and fled.
He jumped into the canal & swam under a tunnel before a police officer jumped in and apprehended him in the water.
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Masseur jailed, caned for molesting customer
Under the guise of giving her a massage, a 35-yr-old masseur molested a woman repeatedly, rubbing her breasts more than 10 times over the span of a minute.
Hu Xidong, a masseur at Zufu Foot Reflexology, was yesterday given 9 months' jail and 3 strokes of the cane for outraging the modesty of a woman. Two other charges for outrage of modesty were taken into consideration.
The woman, a Japanese national, had visited the outlet in Beach Road and requested a foot and upper back massage on July 19, 2016
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Man sentenced to jail for molesting his daughter while she slept
A 54-yr-old man who molested his daughter while she was sleeping was sentenced to 15 months' jail on Thu (Aug 2).
The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter, was also given an additional six weeks' jail in lieu of caning. He cannot be caned as he is more than 50 yrs old.
The court heard that the man's daughter, 22, had gone to her room to sleep on Oct 4 last year. She was woken up at about 4am by someone touching her, and felt a hand molesting her under her underwear,
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Retired man jailed for molesting landlady's 8-yr-old granddaughter
A retired man who accepted a friend's offer to rent a room in her Hougang flat ended up molesting the woman's 8-year-old granddaughter.
The 68-year-old man was jailed for a year and eight months on Thursday (Aug 2) after pleading guilty to one count of outraging the child's modesty.
A second molestation charge involving the same girl was considered during sentencing.
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SAF regular who molested woman gets 1 year's jail, 3 strokes
He followed the woman until they reached a dark spot in Bukit Batok – then sped up and molested her.
Jeffrey Toh, a 29-year-old Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular, was jailed one year and given three strokes of the cane on Tuesday (16 October) after he pleaded guilty to one count of molesting a 22-year-old woman.
Another count of causing distress to another 24-year-old woman, by sticking his mobile phone into her flat’s window and taking photos as well as videos of her was taken into consideration for his sentencing.
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Repeat offender who molested 12-yr-old girl at bus interchange jailed
A 25-yr-old man who molested a 12-yr-old girl at a bus interchange in April this year was sentenced to jail for 13 months on Thursday (Jul 26).
Teo Yan Kang, a Singapore permanent resident from Malaysia, also tried to molest two other women aged 30 and 23 in April and May.
Teo, who was working as a McDonald's crew member at the time, molested the 12-yr-old secondary school student at Jurong East Temporary Bus Interchange at around 3pm on Apr 16.
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23-yr-old man arrested for allegedly molesting woman at Serangoon MRT station
A 23-yr-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman at Serangoon MRT station.
In a news release on Mon (Sep 17), the police said they received a report last Wednesday that a 28-year-old woman had been molested twice - once while on the train and the other after she had alighted at Serangoon station.
The man was identified after follow-up investigations by officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division and the Public Transport Security Command. He was arrested along Hougang Avenue 5 on Sunday.
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Man who molested girl he met at Jurong playground jailed, caned
He approached the seven-year-old girl at a playground in Jurong and offered to take her to another playground at a mall.
Instead of doing so, however, Paramasivam Maniam brought the girl and her friend to a park where he sexually abused her. The 33-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to two years, eight months and two weeks’ jail on Monday (8 October). He was also handed three strokes of the cane and disqualified from driving for two years.
Paramasivam, who has been diagnosed with mild mental retardation, had pleaded guilty to one count of molest for abusing he girl. He also admitted to one count of forgery – related to a job he was fired from in four days – and one count of stealing a motorcycle.
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Indian national jailed for molesting sleeping woman on Singapore Airlines flight
While asleep on a window seat on board a Singapore Airlines flight, a woman awoke to a sensation of someone pressing her breast. She saw the hand of the man beside her on her breast.
The man, 23-year-old Ravichandran Vignesh, admitted he pressed on the woman’s breast while she was sleeping as he was “drunk and high and tempted” to do so, court documents showed.
At the State Courts on Thursday (18 October), the Indian national, who pleaded guilty to one count of molest, was sentenced to jail for six months.
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Molester sentenced to 3 years’ jail for tailing and hurting woman he found ‘attractive’
He tailed a 21-yr-old woman he found “attractive” for a good 13 minutes while she was making her way home from Beauty World MRT Station.
At a poorly lit area on Hindhede Walk off Upper Bukit Timah Road, Tang Yong Hao ran up and grabbed the woman from behind.
The 28-year-old covered her mouth to stifle her screams and wrapped another hand around her abdomen. He then pulled her to the ground, forced her into a sitting position and molested her multiple times before fleeing.
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Molester gets longer jail term, caning after appeal
A yoga instructor who repeatedly molested his student had his jail sentence increased from 9 months to a year and was also given 3 strokes of the cane yesterday after the High Court allowed an appeal by the prosecution.
Indian national Rakesh Kumar Prasad, 26, had also appealed against his conviction but his arguments were rejected by the court.
Justice See Kee Oon said Rakesh had blatantly abused his position of trust. "His sheer audacity in carrying out repeated intrusions with increasing brazenness while disparaging, belittling and threatening the victim must point strongly towards the need for caning," said the judge.
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Man molested 3 girls, including his niece
The court heard that on one occasion, the man did it while his 7-yr-old son was in the same room.
Yesterday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Lai urged District Judge Ng Cheng Thiam to sentence the father of two boys to eight years' jail with 24 strokes of the cane. The 45-year-old man, a former Nanyang Technological University research associate, is a paedophile with a high risk of reoffending, the DPP added.
The accused, now jobless, cannot be named to protect his victims' identities. He pleaded guilty on Monday to six counts of molestation.
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Man who molested sister's friend at own birthday party in Downtown East gets jail, caning
It was meant to be a joyous occasion, but it took a turn when the birthday boy molested one of the partygoers - who was his own sister's best friend.
The accused, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, was at his 25th birthday party at D'Resort in Downtown East on Jul 30, 2016.
The victim, then 23, was one of the guests at the surprise birthday party organised by the family of the accused.
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Man molested own niece, 2 other young girls and filmed acts on video
A man molested three young girls, including his own niece, and recorded some of the acts on video.
The court heard that on one occasion, the man committed the offence while his 7-yr-old son was in the same room.
On Thursday (Oct 18), Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Lai urged District Judge Ng Cheng Thiam to sentence the father of two boys to eight years' jail with 24 strokes of the cane.
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Man who molested 13-year-old niece sentenced to jail, caning
An account manager who molested his 13-yr-old niece who was living with him was on Tuesday (Aug 7) sentenced to two years and 10 months' jail, as well as five strokes of the cane.
The 43-yr-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the girl, committed the offences between August and October 2012.
He confessed to the police in 2016, when he was filing a report against his now ex-wife for harassment.
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Man who molested employee on her first day of work gets 8 months' jail
A Singapore permanent resident who employed a 28-yr-old woman, the daughter of someone he knew, and molested her on her first day at work was sentenced on Monday (Jun 18) to eight months in jail.
Md Gias Uddin Sarker was convicted on five counts of outrage of modesty at the end of a seven-day trial.
The court heard the victim took up the job at Gias’ company, which deals with the import & export of medical devices as well as construction, despite reservations about him.
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Man arrested for allegedly molesting woman while sitting beside her on bus
A 46-yr-old man was arrested on Oct 9 for allegedly molesting a woman on a public bus. The victim, a 38-yr-old woman, made a police report on Oct 5 about the incident.
Officers from Jurong Police Division established the identity of the suspect through ground enquiries and arrested him.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had molested the victim while he was seated beside her.
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Man arrested for allegedly molesting 6 girls aged 9 to 13 at Hougang Swimming Complex
A 36-yr-old man was arrested on Monday (Sep 24) for allegedly molesting six female victims, aged between 9 & 13.
At 3.51pm on Sep 13, the police were alerted to a case of outrage of modesty at Hougang Swimming Complex. Through follow-up investigation by officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division, the man was subsequently identified and arrested along Hougang Avenue 2.
The man will be charged in court on Wednesday (Sep 26) with outrage of modesty.
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18-yr-old guy touched sleeping woman's private parts through open window of Woodlands flat
A 33-yr-old woman was asleep in her bedroom, which is located against a corridor, when a man slipped his hand through an open window to molest her.
Zulhusny Bin Mohamad Arshad, who is 18 this year, faces four charges including outrage of modesty and for drug-related offences.
After pleading guilty, he was sentenced to reformative training at a juvenile rehabilitation centre. However, he is appealing against the sentence.
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Dentist suspended for 6 months after molest conviction
A dental surgeon who was jailed for molesting a woman has been suspended for six months, the Singapore Dental Council (SDC) said in a press release on Mon (Oct 29).
Hoo Swee Tiang was sentenced to six weeks' jail in Jul 2016, 2 years ago after he was convicted of outrage of modesty for touching a woman's inner thigh.
Hoo served his sentence from May 11 last year after the court dismissed his appeal against the conviction and sentence, said the regulatory body.
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GrabHitch driver gets three weeks’ jail for molesting 17-yr-old passenger
A 17-year-old student who took a GrabHitch ride from Bukit Batok to the Selegie area got more than she bargained for, when the driver stroked her thigh.
Before he molested the teenager on Jan 15 this year, Kaliaperumal Panner Selvam – who was sentenced to three weeks’ jail on Fri (Oct 26) – asked if her nails were real, and touched her hand.
The victim was in the front passenger seat of his Hyundai Avante while they were waiting for two other passengers, a mother-and-daughter pair, at Bukit Batok West.
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Man jailed for taking upskirt videos of multiple women at 5 MRT
stations
A 25-year-old man was jailed nine weeks on Monday (Aug 5) for taking upskirt videos of multiple women over a few months.
Low Zhi Ying, who was then a customer relationship officer with Hitachi Home Appliances Asia, took the clips of at least five women between March and June last year.
Most of the videos were taken at five MRT stations: Jurong East, Dhoby Ghaut, Telok Blangah, Outram Park and Expo.
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Customer relationship officer jailed 9 weeks for taking upskirt videos at MRT stations
A 25-year-old man who took upskirt videos of least five women at different MRT stations was sentenced to nine weeks’ jail on Monday (Aug 5).
Low Zhi Ying took 26 such videos over a span of about four months last year, before two fellow commuters — including a Briton working in Singapore — spotted him taking an obscene video at Telok Blangah MRT Station and detained him.
He admitted that taking the videos made him excited, and he would sometimes use them as masturbatory aids.
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Private tutor admits to taking upskirt videos of 142 women
A private tutor on Monday (Dec 10) admitted to taking "upskirt" videos of 142 women over about one-and-a-half years.
Low Boon En, 40, took the videos between Oct 2014 and May 2016, at places like Daiso stores, supermarkets, MRT platforms, void decks and along various escalators.
He pleaded guilty to 12 charges of intruding on the privacy of a woman with the intent to insult her modesty, with another 130 charges taken into consideration.
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Man jailed for sex with 14-year-old, taking upskirt videos
After meeting a teenager via a dating app, a 23-year-old man had sex with the 14-year-old girl on three occasions. The girl subsequently became pregnant and went for an abortion.
On Monday (5 March), Leon Yap, 23, was jailed 16 months after he pleaded guilty in the State Courts to three counts of sexual penetration of a minor under the age of 16 and three counts of insulting the modesty of women by taking upskirt videos.
The court heard that Yap began chatting with the girl in May 2017 via the OKCupid app. Yap and the girl had unprotected sex during their first meeting in May, and on two other occasions in May and June. The girl cannot be named due to a court-imposed gag order.
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Similar incidents involving university students
In April 2019, undergraduate Monica Baey spoke out after being filmed in the shower by a fellow NUS undergraduate, Nicholas Lim.
In September, another NUS undergraduate Terence Siow Kai Yuan was charged for repeatedly molesting a woman at Serangoon MRT in September 2018.
NUS undergrad molester avoids jail because he has good grades & ‘potential to excel in life’.
Judge explains why probation sentence for molester from NUS is in ‘best interest’ of society, not ‘soft option’
The next month, NUS announced a slew of measures to safeguard its students from similar incidents on campus, including the installation of at least 300 more cameras and introducing roving security patrols.
On April 17, a 22-year-old male student from Tamarind Hall allegedly filmed a 20-year-old female student showering in the campus residences.
Several days later, on April 21, a 19-year-old man allegedly took photographs of another man in the shower in Hall 3.
On May. 1, a student allegedly used a red stool to peek into the women’s toilet in Hall 4.
Man allegedly took photos of another man in NTU hall shower on Easter Sunday, police investigating.
2nd case of Peeping Tom filming student in NTU hostel shower reported in 4 days.
3rd Peeping Tom incident in NTU in 3 weeks.
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Condo security guard charged with molesting maid in apartment
Security guard charged with using criminal force to molest woman
EC security guard arrested for alleged molest, Latest Singapore News
Man charged for molesting maid in Choa Chu Kang condominium
Security guard arrested for aggravated outrage of modesty against resident
Condo security guard found lying on top of maid after breaking into unit
Security guard held for allegedly molesting maid
Choa Chu Kang security guard held for allegedly molesting maid
Security guard arrested for aggravated outrage of modesty against resident
Condo security guard charged with molesting maid in her apartment
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Sexualized Freshman Orientations at NUS
"Modesty" and "Outrage of Modesty"
The Upskirt Scourge
Full Monty SG Style
Immodest Anti-Social Behaviours
Spate of Online Scams
Spate of NUS molestation cases
Spate of fires linked to charging of PMDs
Spate of maid abuse cases
Spate of Mishaps at crown Jewel
Spate of Scoot 'flight disruptions'
Spate of fires linked to charging of PMDs
Spate of maid abuse cases
Spate of Mishaps at crown Jewel
Spate of Scoot 'flight disruptions'
Spate of Teacher-Student Misconduct
Spate of SingPost 'service failures'
Spate of Data Breaches In Singapore
Spate of MOH's slip-ups
Spate of food poisoning cases
Spate of molestation and outrage of modesty
Spate of MRT disruptions
Spate of e-bike accidents
Spate of cars flipping over
Spate of facade cladding falling off
Spate of Escalator accidents
Spate of lift accidents
Spate of SingPost 'service failures'
Spate of Data Breaches In Singapore
Spate of MOH's slip-ups
Spate of food poisoning cases
Spate of molestation and outrage of modesty
Spate of MRT disruptions
Spate of e-bike accidents
Spate of cars flipping over
Spate of facade cladding falling off
Spate of Escalator accidents
Spate of lift accidents
Why is everything breaking down in Singapore?
Massive blackout across Singapore
A 'Sign of Distress' in Singapore?
Ensure structural safety of HDB blocks b4 injury or death result
SG Buildings Crumbling Down Parody
HDB Lift ceiling collapsed upon 10-yr-old girl
Elevator and Train Operate With 'Open Doors'
MRT from "Rolling Stock To Laughing Stock"
MRT breakdowns are Singapore’s cross to bear
Jinx @ JEM
Fire Fire Down Below!
Fire Fire Burn So Bright!
Holy Smoke, So Many Fires!
Fire Fire Burn So High!
Explosions of Household Electrical Appliances
Fire caused by e-bike overnight charging
Vehicle fires on the rise
Massive blackout across Singapore
A 'Sign of Distress' in Singapore?
Ensure structural safety of HDB blocks b4 injury or death result
SG Buildings Crumbling Down Parody
HDB Lift ceiling collapsed upon 10-yr-old girl
Elevator and Train Operate With 'Open Doors'
MRT from "Rolling Stock To Laughing Stock"
MRT breakdowns are Singapore’s cross to bear
Jinx @ JEM
Fire Fire Down Below!
Fire Fire Burn So Bright!
Holy Smoke, So Many Fires!
Fire Fire Burn So High!
Explosions of Household Electrical Appliances
Fire caused by e-bike overnight charging
Vehicle fires on the rise
