Accountant charged with outrage of modesty

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Jun 24, 2011

Accountant charged with outrage of modesty

By Elena Chong

An accountant was charged on Friday with molesting a woman on an MRT train in November 2010. -- ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN

AN ACCOUNTANT was charged on Friday with molesting a woman on an MRT train in November 2010.

Samuel Chew Minquan, 26, allegedly grabbed the buttock of a 21-year-old woman in the train at Bukit Batok MRT Station on Nov 29.

His lawyer Irving Choh applied for the case to be adjourned to make representations with a view to withdrawing the charge.

If convicted, Chew faces a jail term of up to two years, fine, caning or with any combination of the punishments.

Chew's case will be mentioned on July 22.