Lim Yong Chin (“Lim”), a 39-year-old medical doctor, founder and director of the Access Medical Clinics group, was charged in Court on 1 February 2023 for cheating, sexual offences against a minor, voyeurism and traffic offences.
Lim was charged with cheating the National Healthcare Group Polyclinics and SingHealth Polyclinics into disbursing CHAS subsidies for fictitious claims.
Lim was also charged with sexual exploitation of a young person, sexual penetration of a minor below 16 years of age, voyeurism, insulting the modesty of a woman, driving whilst under suspension and driving without insurance.
If convicted, Lim faces the following punishments:
- For cheating and abetment by instigation to commit cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code read with Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years and a fine;
- For sexual exploitation of a young person under Section 7 of the Children and Young Persons Act, a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both;
- For sexual penetration of a minor below 16 years of age under Section 376A of the Penal Code, imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, or with fine, or with both;
- For voyeurism under Section 377BB of the Penal Code, imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments;
- For insulting the modesty of a woman under Section 509 of the Penal Code, imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both;
- For driving whilst under suspension under Section 47 of the Road Traffic Act, a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. Under Section 42 of the Road Traffic Act, he may also be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for life or for such period as the court may think fit;
- For using a motor vehicle without insurance under Section 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act, a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both. He shall also be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence under the Road Traffic Act for a period of 12 months from the date of the conviction.
The Police takes a serious view against any person who engages in fraudulent or dishonest conduct to obtain funding from the government. The Police also takes a tough stance against sexual crimes, particularly those that target vulnerable victims, especially the young. Offenders will be dealt with severely in accordance with the law.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
01 February 2023 @ 1:20 PM