An NTU student was caught peeping at another man while he was showering to catch a glimpse of the male victim has been sentenced.
22-year-old Xu Ziye was sentenced on Thursday (Jul 28) to a detention order of two weeks after pleading guilty to two counts of voyeurism and possessing obscene films.
A gag order has been issued by the court the protect the identity of the 24-year-old victim.
Background
According to CNA, The incident happened back on 26 August 2020 at around 3.30 PM.
Xu went into the toilet with the intention of catching a glimpse of another man and used his phone’s camera to do so.
However, the victim noticed the phone that was above him and shouted at Xu.
The man then quickly got out of the shower and saw Xu escaping from the toilet.
Xu who has a girlfriend told her what he had done and said that he was caught by the victim after attempting to take a photo.
Xu was eventually confronted by the victim and a Police report was made.
The Police seized Xu’s handphones and laptop and discovered over 720 obscene materials in his phone.
Voyeurism
The offence of voyeurism under Section 377BB of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment term which may extend to two years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.