An officer with the Singapore Civil Defence Force faced 3 charges for molestation after allegedly targeting a woman at several places.
He also allegedly targeted the same woman at the agency on 23 August 2021, where he molested her on 2 separate occasions, and molested her again 11 days later.
The woman cannot be named and the locations where the alleged molestation took place cannot be revealed because of a court order.
The alleged offender’s name and information were also redacted from court documents, and it was not revealed how he was related to the victim.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that the accused has since been suspended on half pay since 13 January.
SCDF said that they take a very serious view of the incident and after being alerted to the alleged incidents, they immediately conducted an internal investigation.
They added that they “promptly lodged a police report after their investigations and removed the alleged perpetrator from frontline duties and placed him in an administrative post pending police investigations.
They also added that they have provided counselling to the alleged victim, but they are unable to comment further because the court proceedings are still ongoing.
The alleged molester’s case has been adjourned to 10 March.
If convicted, the man faces a jail term of up to 2 years, a fine or caning, or any combination of the punishments for each count of molestation.