SINGAPORE — A former National University of Singapore (NUS) lecturer who was sacked for sexual misconduct allegations in 2020 was charged with molestation on Friday (March 24).

Court documents stated that Jeremy Fernando, 43, allegedly used criminal force by kissing his female victim on her lips, knowing that it would likely outrage her modesty.

The victim, as well as the location of the alleged offence, were not identified due to a court order.

If convicted for molestation, he could be jailed for up to two years, as well as fined and caned.

Fernando, a Singaporean, used to lecture at Tembusu College and was dismissed in Oct 2020, after NUS made a police report that he was behaving “inappropriately” as a teaching staff member and had “fallen short of the standards of professionalism that the university expects”.

His next court hearing is scheduled on April 21.