Man arrested for trespassing into homes, molesting women

SINGAPORE – Police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly trespassing at a series of houses in the vicinity of Woodlands Drive 14.

The police was first notified on Oct 5 by a home occupant who had noticed the suspect’s presence in their home but the suspect had fled as the occupant shouted for help.

Officers from Jurong Police Division then proceeded to conduct an investigation to establish the identity of the perpetrator.

The officers managed to get an image of the suspect from one of the police cameras at the vicinity and sent it out an appeal to the public for anyone to come forward with any information regarding the suspect. The police were then able to establish the identity of the suspect when the media appeal was successful.

The accused was arrested on Tuesday (Oct 28) for house trespassing and will be charged today. He was believed to be involved in at least 10 similar cases. In some of them, he was believed to have outraged the modesty of the female occupants.

He will be charged in court on Thursday (Oct 30) with house trespassing and outraging the modesty of a woman.

If found guilty of house trespassing, he can be jailed for up to a year and/or fined up to S$3,000. If found guilty of outraging the modesty of a woman, he can be fined and caned and jailed for up to two years.