SINGAPORE - A 45-year-old man who was originally sentenced to five years' jail and six strokes of the cane for molesting a married woman he invited to his home was acquitted on Tuesday (Sept 1) after his appeal to the High Court.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - A 45-year-old man who was originally sentenced to five years' jail and six strokes of the cane for molesting a married woman he invited to his home was acquitted on Tuesday after his appeal to the High Court.
On Tuesday, High Court judge Chua Lee Ming allowed the man's appeal, saying that it was unsafe to uphold the conviction. She asked"is it safe", and when he asked if it would be okay if she did not go home, she replied with an emoji of a shocked face. He added that there was no damage to her clothes and he also found it"difficult" to see how her bra could have become unhooked based on her account of how she was being held down.
She testified that she had asked Mr Chen to help her photograph some beauty products that she was selling. She said she thought he was taking her to his studio, but it turned out to be his flat. She said she tried to push him away but he pushed her onto the bed, reached under her blouse and tugged at her bra before groping her. She added that he stopped after she shouted loudly.
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