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The Police have arrested a 31-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of aggravated outrage of modesty.

On 20 May 2019, the Police received a report from a female victim that she was molested by an unknown man along Geylang Road.

Through investigations and with the aid of images from police and nearby CCTV cameras, officers from Bedok Police Division established the identity of the man and subsequently arrested him along Geylang Bahru on 25 May 2019.  

The man will be charged in court with aggravated outrage of modesty on 27 May 2019. Anyone convicted for the offence of aggravated outrage of modesty, under Section 354A (1) of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 shall be punished with an imprisonment term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years and with caning. 

Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police, Julius Lim, Commander of Bedok Division, said, “Today, we pay tribute to the dozens of investigators who had worked tirelessly to arrest the perpetrator. They uncovered new leads when there were none, and pressed on against the odds. This arrest is a powerful reminder that the Police will spare no effort to track down those involved in such heinous crimes.”

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
26 May 2019 @ 5:55 PM
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