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Jun 15, 2010
Police nab molester
<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> POLICE have arrested a 54 year-old man who had masqueraded as a doctor and molested an 11 year-old girl on the pretext of conducting a medical examination. The man had approached his victim at the underpass of Bugis MRT Station last month. He claimed to be a doctor and asked the victim whether she was feeling well. When the victim replied that she had experienced some aches and pains on her body, he volunteered to conduct an examination on her.
He then led her to a secluded staircase at a nearby shopping centre and molested her. Although the identity of the suspect was not known, he was eventually caught. On Tuesday morning, while the police were conducting an ambush operation along Segar Road, they spotted a man who fitted the description of the suspect. He was arrested. Investigations revealed that the suspect may have outraged the modesty of other young victims using the same ruse.
The suspect will be charged on Wednesday morning for an offence of Outrage of Modesty under Section 354(2) of the Penal Code, Chapter 224.
If found guilty, he may be jailed up to five years or fined or caned, or with any combination of such punishments.