An act of molestation is also referred to as 'outrage of modesty'. According to the Annual Crime Brief 2021 published by the Singapore Police force (SPF), outrage of modesty cases accounted for 42.3% of all sexual crime cases reported in 2021. Section 354 of the...
In 2014, a Malaysian teacher faced criminal trespass and immigration charges in Singapore when she slipped past immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint by tailgating a car. She faced potential jail terms of up to 6 months on her 2 immigration charges and 3 months...
Outrage of modesty (more commonly known as molestation) cases are fairly common in Singapore, and are widely reported in the media, especially on Stomp. In August 2018, it was reported in the Straits Times that the number of molestation cases was on the rise....
Our client was charged by the police for an Outrage of Modesty offence under Section 354 of the Penal Code. He came to see us shortly after being charged. We got our heads down and swiftly drafted pre-mention representations to the police and Attorney General’s...