{
  "id": 258837,
  "title": "Man gets jail for taking 179 upskirt videos over three years, molesting woman at MRT station",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/man-gets-jail-for-taking-179-upskirt-videos-over-three-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-jail-upskirt-videos-molest-mrt-station-6305756"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "A 25-year-old Singaporean man, Lim Yi Fei, has been sentenced to nine months and 31 weeks in jail for a series of offences that include taking 179 upskirt videos over a period of three years and molesting a woman at a MRT station. The court heard that Lim approached women and recorded their buttocks while behind them, often travelling from home to work and vice versa. In September 2019, he molested a woman at the Serangoon MRT station, and in 2024 and 2025, he recorded upskirt videos of other women at various MRT stations. Lim pleaded guilty to five charges, including outrage of modesty and theft in dwelling. The court also considered 11 additional charges.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Man gets jail for taking 179 upskirt videos over three years, molesting woman at MRT station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/man-gets-jail-for-taking-179-upskirt-videos-over-three-years-329469",
        "published": "2026-08-07T10:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}