Reported in The Straits Times, 20 Nov 2017 A man was, on Monday, charged in court for intruding on the privacy of 17 women by filming up their skirts, as well as having obscene films in his possession. The 27 year old faced 19 charges in total, and admitted to five counts of insulting the […]
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Online Commercial Sex With Minors Under 18 In recent years, there has been an increase of cases which involved commercial sex with minors. The offence of having commercial sex with minors under 18 is found under Section 376B of the Penal Code: “(1) Any person who obtains for consideration the sexual services of a person,
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Rape in Singapore is one of the most serious criminal offences under the Penal Code, attracting long imprisonment terms, caning, and lifelong consequences. Offences such as rape, sexual assault involving penetration, attempted rape, and marital rape are strictly investigated and prosecuted. If you have been accused of rape, contacted by the police, or already charged
Section 509 of the Singapore Penal Code S 509 criminalizes the intention to insult and act of insulting a woman’s modesty. Found guilty of s 509, one may be sentenced to up to a year of imprisonment, or with fine, or with both. Insult of Modesty to Domestic Maids Pursuant to s 73(c), enhanced penalties,
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What is the punishment? Sentencing under s. 354/s. 509 of the Penal Code s. 354 stipulates that the assault or use of criminal force to a person with the intent to outrage modesty is a criminal offence which will be liable to a jail term of up to 2 years, or a fine, or
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