Man, 38, arrested after woman suspects him of upskirting at Nex & used herself as 'bait' to get video evidence

Investigations are ongoing.

Seri Mazliana | July 02, 2024, 07:43 PM

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A 38-year-old man in Singapore was arrested on Jun. 4, 2024 following an alleged upskirt incident at a supermarket in Nex.

The arrest came after a woman reportedly experienced two separate incidents of voyeurism by two different men on the same day.

The incidents occurred in the Scarlett and Cold Storage supermarkets.

In Cold Storage, the woman was able to capture video evidence of the man allegedly in the act of upskirting, after using herself as "bait" while secretly recording him.

User @uhmflo shared a video of the encounter in a TikTok post on Jun. 4.

Walked away at first but decided to "catch" man in the act

Speaking to Mothership, the woman said the incident occurred at around 5:30pm.

She had entered the supermarket while looking for the first man when she noticed another man, who was supposedly working at Cold Storage, trying to record her.

According to her TikTok post, the man had allegedly filmed her while she was browsing flowers.

She initially walked away but decided to return to "catch" him in the act, using herself as bait.

In the video, he could be seen squatting down in front of a nearby shelf while holding his phone, with the rear camera facing upwards.

"I even saw that his phone screen was on camera mode," she added.

She also managed to get footage of the man moving his phone when another woman was nearby him:

Lodged a police report

The woman's partner later arrived at the location and made a police report.

She added that she had did not make a police report about another suspected upskirt incident from earlier that day, as she did not have enough evidence.

That earlier incident involved a man who appeared to be following her up the escalator and from one store to another.

"I kept an eye on him, whenever he tried to walk near me I walked away," she wrote in the caption.

She then attempted to gather more evidence, but ran into the man in Cold Storage before she could do so.

She told Mothership that she had decided to follow both men to "catch" them despite being afraid.

"Because of my first occurrence, I was pretty pissed that I couldn't do anything as I had no evidence or anything. When I saw it happening again, it felt like I should do something to collect proof."

Man arrested

Police told Mothership that they received a call for assistance at 5:45pm on the day of the incident.

A 38-year-old man was subsequently arrested for alleged voyeurism.

In response to Mothership queries, a spokesperson from Cold Storage's parent company DFI Retail Group (DFI) confirmed that the man was a driver employed by an external vendor and not a DFI employee.

The spokesperson said ensuring the safety and well-being of customers is DFI's "top priority", and shared that a Cold Storage team member who was onsite at the time of the incident is assisting law enforcement.

Investigations are ongoing.

Offenders convicted of voyeurism can be sentenced up to two years' jail, or fined, or caning, or both.

You may watch the full video here:

@uhmfloupskirters alert! SPREAD AWARENESS OK * the whole story: i was browsing in NEX around 4pm, until i realised someone was following me, up the escalator, from store to store, all the way till scarlett. and till i realised, he was tryna get close to me to take upskirt pictures @ scarlett. i kept keeping an eye on him, whenever he tried to walk near me i walked away. until he tried to walk pass me right infront and filmed with his iphone at my chest area, i literally stared straight into his camera. then, i took a picture of him & he realised and left the store immediately (4:38pm). *HE'S IN GREEN TOP WITH GREY PANTS. (refer to the image in the last few seconds of the video) i tried to find him after leaving the store, after making up my mind to gather more evidence & to report him (as i was UPSKIRT-ed once at Jcube before). while trying to find this green shirt guy, around NEX for an hour straight, i went into cold storage with the idea of buying flowers to make a bouquet. that's when i've met ANOTHER upskirt-er. gurlie for real? this guy (who works in cold storage under consignment, that's what i was told from the manager at CS) was filming ME from below when i was checkin flowers out. as you can see from the video, he squatted down when he saw me and placed his phone closer to me when i was around him. i was shooked bro... like how many are there? i kept an eye on him and he continued to film ladies underskirt, shorts with wide cuts, and etc. then, i mustered the courage to bait him again and video it down. gurlie, he didn't stop and continued to film and then return to the fruits aisle to look at the videos. i even saw that his phone screen was on camera mode bro... he cray cray... he's not even wearing mask, not tryin to hide (compared to the one i occurred earlier), and he's bloody working bro... gurlie, he aint tryin to hide or wtv. eventually when my boyfriend came down (he almost confronted him, but he didn't cus he didn't want him to run away), police was called, and we went to tell the store manager as well. the store manager couldn't do anything too cus she's a petite woman vibey too, but she went to take down his details and phone number just in case he leaves before the police arrives. so we waited for the police to come, but he alrd LEFT and we didnt notice him leaving. told everything to the police (bro... 5 came down + 3 patrolling ones), and then couldn't do anything cus he left. One of the policemen asked me why didn't i confront him, i could have hold him down till they arrive... gurlie, i couldn't do anything with no muscles babe... + everyone there was working and typical singaporeans wouldn't want to be involved... HOPE THEY CATCH THIS BASTARD. & to my ladies out there, please be aware of your surroundings... don't be like me, a lost lamb... i've learnt that i should have gathered people who are there and help me out with that kind of situation, i bet people would care & diss this kind of people... + I BET, there's a community out there, a huge UPSKIRT-ers community. bro, i can't believe i've met TWO in one day in the same location. BE AWARE.♬ original sound - Dewy Choo

Top photos via @uhmflo/TikTok