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29-06-2010, 02:46 PM
SINGAPORE : A 25—year—year old man has been sentenced to 24 months’ probation for capturing images up the skirts of five women.
He is also banned from using mobile phones that can be used to take pictures.
Gary had pleaded guilty to the charges in April.
He had used his mobile phone camera to take photographs of the five women’s underwear between January 9 and 14 last year.
Shortly before his arrest, he had entered a lift with one of the victims at Block 875, Yishun Avenue 1 at around 8.30pm on January 14.
He then secretly took a photograph of her underwear as the lift was going up.
She turned around and saw him holding his mobile phone under her skirt.
The woman demanded that Gary handed over his phone and he soon admitted that he had snapped the photograph without her consent.
The woman immediately told her husband about the incident.
Her spouse lodged a police report at around 9.20pm and the authorities arrived soon afterwards.
They seized Gary's mobile phone and found more than 90 video clips of unknown women in it.
All of them were taken inside lifts at different locations.
A district court on Monday heard that based on medical reports, he is suffering from a mental condition known as paraphilia.
It is a disorder where a patient obtains sexual gratification from unusual practices.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Agnes Chan told District Judge Soh Tze Bian that during his probation, he has to follow up with psychiatric and psychological treatment.
His parents must also supervise his access to image—capturing devices such as cameras and video recorders.
In addition, they have to supervise his Internet usage to better manage his access to pornography.
His probation review will be conducted in six months’ time.
For each charge, he could have been sentenced to a maximum of a year’s jail and fined. — CNA /ls
He is also banned from using mobile phones that can be used to take pictures.
Gary had pleaded guilty to the charges in April.
He had used his mobile phone camera to take photographs of the five women’s underwear between January 9 and 14 last year.
Shortly before his arrest, he had entered a lift with one of the victims at Block 875, Yishun Avenue 1 at around 8.30pm on January 14.
He then secretly took a photograph of her underwear as the lift was going up.
She turned around and saw him holding his mobile phone under her skirt.
The woman demanded that Gary handed over his phone and he soon admitted that he had snapped the photograph without her consent.
The woman immediately told her husband about the incident.
Her spouse lodged a police report at around 9.20pm and the authorities arrived soon afterwards.
They seized Gary's mobile phone and found more than 90 video clips of unknown women in it.
All of them were taken inside lifts at different locations.
A district court on Monday heard that based on medical reports, he is suffering from a mental condition known as paraphilia.
It is a disorder where a patient obtains sexual gratification from unusual practices.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Agnes Chan told District Judge Soh Tze Bian that during his probation, he has to follow up with psychiatric and psychological treatment.
His parents must also supervise his access to image—capturing devices such as cameras and video recorders.
In addition, they have to supervise his Internet usage to better manage his access to pornography.
His probation review will be conducted in six months’ time.
For each charge, he could have been sentenced to a maximum of a year’s jail and fined. — CNA /ls