28-year-old Jee Chai Chai, pleaded guilty on 15 June to a series of offences that included stalking a female prison officer that he had a crush on following his release from prison in June 2022.
Jee developed a romantic interest in a Senior Correctional Unit officer during his time at the prison between 2020 and 2022.
Despite not being assigned to her as his rehabilitation officer, he persistently tried to engage her in conversation, disregarding her instructions to speak to his own assigned officer.
Jee went as far as informing fellow inmates and officers about his affection for the victim, leading to his transfer to another correctional unit for the officer’s safety.
Stalked her for 6 months
Following his release on June 28, 2022, Jee proceeded to stalk the prison officer. His stalking behavior involved repeatedly asking his assigned rehabilitation officer for the victim’s phone number and sending a postcard addressed to her through Changi Prison’s mailing address, urging her to contact him.
Jee also resorted to creating fake Facebook accounts, using female profile pictures and names to pose as staff from the Singapore Prison Service. Through these accounts, he sent direct messages to the victim on Facebook.
Furthermore, between July and December 2022, Jee would frequently wait outside the Changi Prison Visitor Centre bus stop in the hope of encountering the officer after her work shifts.
When unsuccessful, he would inquire about her whereabouts from other prison officers, providing them with his phone number to pass on to her.
Additionally, Jee would comment on Singapore Prison Service’s Facebook videos, claiming to know the victim and emphasizing her positive qualities.
The officer finally decided to file a police report on December 18, 2022.
Subsequently, on December 19, 2022, Jee was interviewed by the police, during which he implored the investigating officer to contact the victim on his behalf.
Despite warnings to cease his attempts, Jee persisted in his pursuit by making multiple phone calls to the public hotlines of the police, Singapore Prison Service, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, and Singapore Civil Defence Force, all in an attempt to obtain the victim’s phone number.
His relentless pursuit came to an end when he was arrested on May 5, 2023.
PCC in front of another woman
In addition to the stalking charges, court documents also revealed that Jee committed another offense involving indecent exposure.
On May 2, 2023, at approximately 7:20 a.m., he entered a female restroom at Block 21 along Kallang Avenue. Jee proceeded to a cubicle, undressed completely, and began watching explicit content on his phone while pleasuring himself.
Another woman entered the restroom and went to a separate cubicle to change her clothes. When she exited her cubicle, she discovered Jee standing in the open area of the restroom without any clothes on, pleasuring himself while staring at her.
She immediately fled and sought assistance from a passing cleaner before reporting the incident to the police.
Jee has now pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful stalking, indecent exposure, and trespassing into a female restroom.
Three additional charges of criminal trespass were also considered during the proceedings and he is set to be sentenced on July 21.