Man gets jail for taking 179 upskirt videos over three years, molesting woman at MRT station
The prosecution said the 25-year-old man had shown himself to be a "serial, habitual offender", with various offences committed from as early as 2016.
A 25-year-old man in Singapore has been sentenced to nine months and 31 weeks in jail for filming upskirt videos of 179 women over a three-year period between 2016 and 2025. The accused, Lim Yi Fei, was also found guilty of molesting a woman at a MRT station in September 2019 and stealing items from a locker at the Singapore Sports Hub in 2018.
The court heard that Lim would approach his victims while travelling on escalators or public walkways and record videos of their buttocks without their knowledge or consent. He pleaded guilty to five charges including outrage of modesty and criminal force. In mitigation, Lim's attorney cited his client's adjustment disorder and childhood trauma, but the judge noted that his numerous offenses and repeated acts while on bail warranted a stiff sentence.
The prosecution sought at least 15 to 16 months in jail, citing the need for a deterrent to demonstrate the severity of Lim's blatant invasion of privacy.
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