Samyapal Muthusamy
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Man jailed 5 months for exposing himself on MRT train
By Vanessa Paige Chelvan
POSTED: 01 Oct 2015 17:23
SINGAPORE: A 54-year-old man was sentenced to 5 months’ jail on Thursday (Oct 1), after he admitted to exposing himself on board an MRT train in July this year.
Samyapal Muthusamy said he committed the act, which happened between 11.50pm on Jul 30 and 12.08am on Jul 31, because he found the victim attractive.
He had been sitting next to the victim, a 28-year-old woman, on the MRT train. The woman was asleep, but awoke abruptly as she felt Samyapal learning against her shoulder.
After he woke the victim up, Samyapal moved to seat himself directly across from the victim, facing her. He then unzipped his pants, exposed his penis and started to fondle himself while looking at the victim. The woman immediately recorded his act on her handphone.
Both the accused and victim alighted at the next station, Bukit Gombak. Afraid that Samyapal was following her, the woman took refuge in a 7Eleven convenience store until Samyapal, who lived in the vicinity, left.
The woman later told a friend about the incident, who informed the police.
In court on Thursday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok said Samyapal’s actions were “extremely brazen” and showed a “flagrant disregard for the law”. DPP Kok also said the offences are part of a “distasteful pattern of re-offending”, pointing to the man’s long list of related antecedents.
Since 1987, Samyapal has been convicted nine times for related offences. Six convictions had to do with committing obscene acts in public, and two were related to insulting the modesty of a woman. The remaining conviction was for appearing nude in sight of a public place.
In mitigation, Samyapal, who was unrepresented, apologised and said he regrets his actions.
- CNA/vc
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/man-jailed-5-months-for/2163066.html
Man jailed 5 months for exposing himself on MRT train
By Vanessa Paige Chelvan
POSTED: 01 Oct 2015 17:23
SINGAPORE: A 54-year-old man was sentenced to 5 months’ jail on Thursday (Oct 1), after he admitted to exposing himself on board an MRT train in July this year.
Samyapal Muthusamy said he committed the act, which happened between 11.50pm on Jul 30 and 12.08am on Jul 31, because he found the victim attractive.
He had been sitting next to the victim, a 28-year-old woman, on the MRT train. The woman was asleep, but awoke abruptly as she felt Samyapal learning against her shoulder.
After he woke the victim up, Samyapal moved to seat himself directly across from the victim, facing her. He then unzipped his pants, exposed his penis and started to fondle himself while looking at the victim. The woman immediately recorded his act on her handphone.
Both the accused and victim alighted at the next station, Bukit Gombak. Afraid that Samyapal was following her, the woman took refuge in a 7Eleven convenience store until Samyapal, who lived in the vicinity, left.
The woman later told a friend about the incident, who informed the police.
In court on Thursday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok said Samyapal’s actions were “extremely brazen” and showed a “flagrant disregard for the law”. DPP Kok also said the offences are part of a “distasteful pattern of re-offending”, pointing to the man’s long list of related antecedents.
Since 1987, Samyapal has been convicted nine times for related offences. Six convictions had to do with committing obscene acts in public, and two were related to insulting the modesty of a woman. The remaining conviction was for appearing nude in sight of a public place.
In mitigation, Samyapal, who was unrepresented, apologised and said he regrets his actions.
- CNA/vc
