6 men, 25-50, charged for separate molest cases, 1 man allegedly touched a girl, 13, at Temasek Boulevard hotel lobby

Six men, aged between 25 and 50, were charged in court on Nov. 4, 2024, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of molestation.

One of them, aged 41, had allegedly molested a 13-year-old girl on Apr. 24, 2024.

The incident had purportedly taken place at a hotel lobby along Temasek Boulevard.

The accused was eventually arrested later in the same day after the police established his identity through follow-up investigations.

He was charged with one count of outrage of modesty of a person below 14 years of age.

50-year-old allegedly molested woman on bus, misappropriated EZ-link card

In another case on Jun. 13, 2024, a 50-year-old man allegedly molested a 33-year-old woman on board a public bus.

Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from police cameras, his identity was established and he was subsequently arrested.

Police investigations also revealed that he had allegedly misappropriated an Ez-Link card on a separate occasion.

He was charged with one count of outrage of modesty and one count of dishonest misappropriation of movable property.

Remaining four men molested women aged 26-46

The men involved in the other four cases allegedly molested women aged 26 to 46.

On Aug. 24, 2024, a 33-year-old man supposedly molested a 26-year-old woman at a club along Bayfront Avenue, while on Jul. 27, a 38-year-old man allegedly molested a 32-year-old woman at a coffee shop along Jurong Gateway Road.

In addition, on Jul. 4, a 25-year-old man allegedly molested a 46-year-old woman along South Bridge Road.

All three of them were arrested at the scene of the crime by police officers who attended to the incident.

For the remaining case, a 35-year-old man allegedly molested a 43-year-old woman at a coffeeshop along Hougang Avenue 10 on Jan. 18, 2024, and was subsequently arrested.

All four of them were charged with one count of outrage of modesty.

The offence of outrage of modesty of a person below 14 years of age carries an imprisonment term which may extend to five years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.

As for the offence of outrage of modesty, it carries an imprisonment term which may extend to three years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.

Meanwhile, the offence of dishonest misappropriation of property carries an imprisonment term of up to two years, a fine, or both.

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