The Police have arrested a 40-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty.
On 30 October 2022 at about 6.46 pm, the Police received a report that a woman was allegedly molested by an unknown man at 1 Raffles Boulevard.
Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from CCTVs, officers from Central Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on 27 January 2023.
Investigations are ongoing.
The man was charged in court on 28 January 2023 with outrage of modesty, punishable under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, caning, a fine, or any combination of such punishments.
The Police have zero tolerance towards sexual offenders who threaten the personal safety of the community. Offenders will be dealt with in accordance with the law. The Police would also like to urge members of the public to remain vigilant and to report the matter to the Police immediately, if they witnessed an incident of outrage of modesty, or are aware of someone being a victim of outrage of modesty.