Man who allegedly filmed RI girls with 'smart glasses' jailed thrice for voyeurism: Zaobao

The man who allegedly recorded female students from Raffles Institution (RI) with a pair of smart glasses was reportedly jailed thrice before for secretly filming and harassing female students.

The latest incident was said to have taken place in the vicinity of Marymount MRT station and Raffles Institution.

According to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, the man is believed to be 49-year-old Fong Poh Kuen.

Allegedly filmed female students

In a video of the recent incident circulated online, a man in a dark-coloured t-shirt and shorts was seen following two girls who appear to be wearing RI uniforms.

He is seen holding a mobile phone against his chest as he walked behind the girls.

When approached by the person filming the video, the man turned around while pressing the frame of his black-rimmed glasses and walked away in the opposite direction.

Though the man was wearing a mask in the video, some online noted that he bore a resemblance to a man who was accused of loitering outside schools several years ago, Zaobao reported.

That man had reportedly approached female students under the pretext of conducting surveys and secretly filmed them.

Commenters subsequently compared the man in the recent video with photographs of the accused, noting similarities in their glasses, age, and build.

Some also suggested that the man appeared to be using a similar tactic of approaching female students under the guise of conducting a survey.

Recalcitrant offender

According to a report by The Straits Times earlier in February 2026, Fong was convicted of harassment in 2019 and fined S$8,000.

Some four years later, he pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including nine counts of harassment, and was sentenced to 18 months' jail.

Court documents seen by Mothership showed that on one occasion in August 2024, Fong loitered at an overhead bridge outside a junior college and secretly took photographs of female students.

Nine days later after that incident, he took photographs of a 24-year-old woman at a local university.

The woman had previously seen Fong at the university taking photographs of women on two earlier occasions, as well as outside a girls' secondary school several years ago, when she was a student there.

The woman lodged a police report in September that year.

Police subsequently went to Fong's home and seized his phone.

A total of 647 photographs of girls and women, including the 24-year-old woman, were later recovered from the device.

Fong had not obtained their consent before taking the photographs.

However, there were no upskirt or nude photographs among them.

He was arrested in November 2024 and released on bail 15 days later.

In July 2025, Fong was again spotted taking photographs of women without their consent at another university.

In another incident in October that year, Fong approached a 17-year-old girl and asked her to take part in an "education" survey.

The girl felt uncomfortable following the encounter and searched online for information about Fong.

She then came across an article containing a photograph of him and recognised him as the man she had encountered.

The article alleged that Fong had approached people under the pretext of conducting surveys, and subsequently sent text messages to and stalked women.

The girl then informed her teacher, who subsequently lodged a police report.

Fong was arrested again in November 2025.

School deployed security personnel

In response to Zaobao's queries, RI principal Aaron Loh said the school is aware of the incident and takes a serious view on their students' safety and well-being.

He added that the school has since lodged a police report and deployed security personnel outside the school during dismissal times as an additional security measure.

"We will continue to take appropriate steps to ensure our students' safety," Loh said.