Fifteen men, aged 21 to 68, were charged with molestation on Wednesday in separate cases. They include the case of a 43-year-old operating technician who allegedly molested a woman, 31, while she was undergoing surgery at a medical centre at The Paragon in March...
Sixteen men were set to be charged with molestation on Wednesday, but one man did not appear in court.
In April, Wael Mohamed Abdelmagid Ibrahim Kandil, 38, was arrested after he allegedly molested a woman in a lift after exiting a club at Marina Bay Sands. The Egyptian also allegedly touched and massaged the woman’s shoulder and made a gesture that insulted her modesty. In January 2021, Liu Ming, 50, allegedly molested a 21-year-old woman, pulled down her face mask and attempted to kiss her in a residential unit in Fraser Street.
In December 2022, Umesh, 22, allegedly molested a 38-year-old woman at Mustafa Centre in Syed Alwi Road. A police report was lodged and he was arrested within an hour of the report’s filing.Harith Aniq Azman, 21, was also charged on Wednesday after he allegedly molested a woman, 25, at a cafe in Bali Lane. He was detained by the woman’s boyfriend and was subsequently arrested on site.The total number of molestation cases jumped to 1,610 in 2022, compared with 1,474 in 2021.
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