Keling FTrash jailed for molest

[General Veers]

Jun 10, 2010
Businessman jailed for molest

<!-- by line --> By Elena Chong

AN INDIAN national who molested a young hotel trainee was sentenced to a week's jail and fined $3,000 on Thursday. Businessman Udaya Kumar Purushottaman Chembottu, 50, admitted to touching the 19-year-old on the shoulder, rubbing down her back to stroke her buttock and slapping it at a four-star hotel in Little India on Feb 6. A district court heard that Chembottu was leaving the lounge after dinner when he walked towards a 24-year-old employee, hugged and kissed her.

This charge was taken into consideration by the court in sentencing. When the victim saw him coming towards her, and as she had seen what he had done to the other staff member, she immediately lowered her head and turned her face to avoid him. Chembottu molested her. Feeling very upset, helpless and angry, she ran into the pantry area and cried. Chembottu, who is married with a daughter, could have been jailed for up to two years or fined or caned or received any combined punishment.

 

[whorejinx]

2 cases and still so light.

Yet another FT concession by PAP.

 

[Ramseth]

2 cases and still so light.

Yet another FT concession by PAP.

Chapter 224 Section 354(1) Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage the modesty of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments.

Notice that in this law, caning is discretionary (up to the judge to decide to cane or not to cane), not mandatory (there's a minimum number of strokes stated in the law that the judge must mete out). However, if the offender is an non-elite local, there may be a different standard of discretion.