Nine men, age between 19 and 70, were hauled up to court and charged on Thursday (26 Aug) for separate molestation cases.
Their alleged victims could not be named due to a court order that protects their identity.
The men are
Chua Kee Loi, 70, accused of touching a 27 y.o female on her cheek and breasts over clothing on 5 August 2020. She was his patient.
Bail of S$10,000 was offered and he will return to court on Sept 23.
63 year old unnamed man, molested his granddaughter on two occasions by touching and massaging her private parts on 10 December 2020.
Bail of S$10,000 offered and will return to court on Sept 14.
46 year old unnamed man, molested stepdaughter on four occasions between 2016 to 2020 by attempting to guide her hands into his underwear, grabbing her thighs and pushing them apart and making her give him oral sex.
Intends to plead guilty and will return to court on 8 Oct.
Ang Cheng Wei, 28, asked a 23 y.o woman while staring at her chest if he could have a touch as she looks good on March 2 and touched another 23 y.o woman on her buttocks at a pedestrian crossing along Elias Road on March 30.
Facing a charge of outrage of modesty and causing harassment, alarm or distress.
He YanJun, 45, molested 47 y.o on six occasions at their workplace between Dec 2019 and Feb 2020 by pinching her buttocks, hugging her from the back, placing his arms around her body and other acts.
Plans to contest charges and hire a lawyer, offered bail of S$10,000 and will return to court on Sept 15.
Mohammed Syameer Mohamed Shamudi, 19, molested 18 y.o girl at Cherry Discotheque by grabbing and squeezing her breast at the toilet’s walkway.
Wishes to apply for pro-bono lawyer from Criminal Legal Aid Scheme and is out on S$5,000 bail and returning to court on Sept 15.
Rajendran Suresh Menan, 33, pinched a 23 y.o woman’s thigh on April 18 along a walkway at Tekka Centre.
Lai Chii Chuan, 30, touched a 35 y.o woman’s buttocks at 313 Somerset shopping centre outside a toilet on Nov 8 last year.
Shandru Muthusamy, 30, molested 32 y.o woman on board a MRT train between Toa Payoh and Bishan. He brushed and squeezed her thigh.
He also brushed a 30 y.o woman’s thigh at Yio Chu Kang MRT’s platform several minutes later.
Intends to plead guilty and will return to court on Sept 15.
There is a 10th man that was supposed to be charged on Thursday as well but his charges were not read to him as he required a Punjabi interpreter.
The police have said that they have zero tolerance towards sexual offenders who risks the personal safety of the public and that the number of outrage of modesty cases remains a key concern.
Those found guilty would be dealt sternly by the law and if convicted of molestation faces a jail term of two years or maximum five years if the victim is a minor under 14.
They are also liable for a fine and caning or any of the three combinations.