‘I realise my mistake’: Man charged with posting lingerie-sniffing selfies returns to court

SINGAPORE — A man who allegedly posted photos of himself sniffing women’s underwear on Instagram told a district court on Wednesday (Sept 4) that he now realises his mistake.

Lim Wei Ming, 34, was charged last month. He has been remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) since then.

He told District Judge Adam Nakhoda on Wednesday: “I realise my mistake. Because of my mistake, my mother suffers a lot.”

The judge ordered him to be remanded in IMH for three more weeks for psychiatric observation. He will return to court on Sept 25.

According to court documents, Lim is accused of uploading photos of himself sniffing undergarments and performing lewd acts in the Choa Chu Kang area on Aug 15 this year.

Lim was arrested the next day.

The photos, accompanied by the captions “Public panty sniffing” along with the alleged locations, went viral on social media.

The three offending Instagram posts showed a photo of a pair of black shorts, a photo of a pink female undergarment, and a photo of himself in Tampines with a pink female undergarment in his shirt pocket.

The posts have since been taken down.

The police said in a news release that they had received “numerous reports” of a man performing lewd acts along the common corridors of Housing and Development Board blocks in Tampines and Choa Chu Kang.

If convicted of causing public nuisance, Lim could be fined up to S$1,000.