The Police have arrested a 48-year-old man for his suspected involvement in two cases of outrage of modesty.
On 14 January 2022 at about 11.10pm, Police received a report that two female victims were purportedly molested by a man at Toa Payoh MRT station within a span of a few minutes.
Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from Police cameras, officers from Tanglin Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him within three hours of the reported incident. Police investigations are ongoing.
The offence of outrage of modesty, punishable under Sec 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871, carries an imprisonment term which may extend to two years, or a fine, or caning, or any combination of such punishments.
The Police have zero tolerance towards sexual offenders who threaten the personal safety of the community. They will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law.
Source: Singapore Police Force