The Police will be charging five men, aged between 37 and 60, in court on 31 May 2023 for their suspected involvement in five separate cases of outrage of modesty.
The cases are as follows:
- Sometime in 2019, a then 56-year-old man had allegedly molested his stepdaughter, a then 16-year-old girl, at his house along Marsiling Drive. The man will be charged in court with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code. He will also be charged with one count of uttering word or gestures intended to insult modesty of any person under Section 377BA of the Penal Code.
- On 15 September 2021, a then 57-year-old man had allegedly molested a then 25-year-old woman at his workplace along South Bridge Road. The man will be charged with two counts of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code.
- On 9 January 2023, a 37-year-old driver had allegedly molested a 33-year-old woman after she had alighted from his vehicle along Robinson Road. The man will be charged with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 10 February 2023, a 45-year-old man had allegedly molested an 18-year-old woman in the vicinity of Golden Mile Complex. The man will be charged in court with one count of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
- On 2 April 2023, a 42-year-old man had allegedly molested his co-worker, a 26-year-old woman at his workplace located along Robinson Road. The man will be charged with three counts of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871.
The offence of outrage of modesty-under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment term which may extend to three years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments. The offence of uttering words or gestures intended to insult modesty of any person under Section 377BA of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment term which may extend to one year, a fine, or any combination of such punishments.
The Police have zero tolerance towards sexual offenders who threaten the personal safety of the community, and offenders will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law. The Police would also like to urge members of the public to remain vigilant, and if they witness an incident of outrage of modesty, or are aware of someone being a victim of outrage of modesty, to report the matter to the Police immediately.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
30 May 2023 @ 8:45 PM