A recalcitrant offender who was fined $8,000 in 2019 and sent to jail in 2022 for molesting multiple women by touching their feet is back behind bars over similar offences. Tan Boon Hwee, 35, pleaded guilty on Thursday to four molestation charges and was sentenced to 13...
The girl, identified in court documents as V3, agreed to his request after he told her that “it would only take a minute”.
They went to the void deck of a nearby block of flats, where Tan took photos of her feet after she sat on a bench.The DPP said: “V3 felt very uncomfortable and disgusted and tried to pull her feet away, but the accused prevented her from doing so by holding on to her feet. “V3 felt very uncomfortable and disgusted by the accused’s actions. She told the accused that she was in a rush and quickly walked away.”Realising that she had been molested, she texted a friend about her encounter before alerting the police.He was released on bail and was at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on April 17, 2023, when he used a similar ruse on a 24-year-old woman to snap pictures of her feet.
Tan then molested the woman by touching her feet. He walked away after she turned down his request to walk barefooted with him.Tan was re-arrested on May 2, 2023. Besides these incidents, DPP Chew said that Tan had also touched the feet of two other victims before he was sentenced to jail on April 6, 2022.She finally made a police report on April 8, 2022, after coming across news reports of Tan’s earlier offences.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Repeat offender, 57, gets a year's jail for molesting teen twice on public busesSINGAPORE — A man who is a repeat offender for molesting women on public transport was sentenced to twelve months' jail on Wednesday (July 19) after pleading to one count of outraging the modesty of a 14-year-old girl on a bus.
Read more »
K-pop girl group (G)I-dle to perform in Singapore in OctoberThe group last performed in Singapore in October 2022.
Read more »
ITF says finances in strong shape with 2022 revenue increaseThe International Tennis Federation's (ITF) revenues surpassed pre-COVID levels in 2022, increasing by 47.6 per cent year-on-year to $98.3 million, it said on Wednesday. The world governing body of tennis added that it maintained significant reserves for financial sustainability and for use in strategic
Read more »
Food caterer fined $4,800 for hygiene lapses after 345 suffer food poisoning in Nov 2022Last November, 345 people suffered food poisoning after consuming food prepared by Rasel Catering Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Repeat offender gets one year's jail for inappropriately touching teen twice in a month on public transportSINGAPORE — A man who is a repeat offender for molesting women on public transport was sentenced to twelve months' jail on Wednesday (July 19) after pleading to one count of outraging the modesty of a 14-year-old girl on a bus.
Read more »
US soldier who crossed into North Korea served time in South Korean jailTravis King had been investigated for assault in September 2022, and spent two months in prison. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »