MAN ARRESTED FOR OUTRAGE OF MODESTY WITHIN 12 HOURS

The Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty.

On 14 November 2021, at about 10.42am, the Police received a report that a victim had been molested by a man along Geylang Road. Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from Police cameras, officers from Bedok Police Division and Ang Mo Kio Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on the same day, within 12 hours of the report.

The man will be charged in court with outrage of modesty on 15 November 2021, under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code. The offence carries an imprisonment term which may extend to two years, or a fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishments.

 

 

Source: Singapore Police Force

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