{
  "id": 3205901,
  "title": "Man hid behind plants to film pair having sex then threatened woman with video, gets jail and caning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/man-hid-behind-plants-to-film-pair-having-sex-then-threatened-woman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:27:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-film-couples-sex-extort-jail-caning-6339396"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Singapore, a 33-year-old man named Mohammad Sharulnaim Miswan was sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison, along with three strokes of the cane, for filming couples engaged in sexual acts and threatening them for money. The judge emphasized the severe emotional distress caused to Miswan's wife, who was visibly distraught in court while holding their newborn child. On January 15, 2024, Miswan hid behind plants at a rooftop garden to capture a couple having sex, taking several videos of the act. Later, on May 6, 2024, the woman approached him at a clinic with her infant son. Miswan presented himself as the perpetrator and demanded sexual favors and money from the woman. Despite her initial refusal, she eventually agreed to pay him S$1,300. However, when he threatened to report her to the police, she lodged a complaint, leading to his arrest. In September 2024, Miswan attempted to extort another couple in a parked car, and in February 2025, he confronted another pair in a similar manner. Throughout the investigation, he continued to contact the woman's sister in an attempt to get her to drop the case, even approaching her at a supermarket. Despite his numerous threats and attempts to coerce the women involved, the court found him guilty of multiple charges, including extortion and wrongful confinement.",
  "summary": "The judge told the offender that his actions had been most hurtful to his wife, who broke down in court while holding the couple's one-month-old baby.",
  "key_points": [
    "Filmed couples having sex behind plants at rooftop garden in January 2024.",
    "Threatened woman with video, demanded sexual favors and S$1,300 in May 2024."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sentence reflects the seriousness of Miswan's crimes, which caused severe emotional distress to his wife and others, and demonstrates a clear intent to punish and deter such behaviour.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Man hid behind plants to film pair having sex then threatened woman with video, gets jail and caning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/man-hid-behind-plants-to-film-pair-having-sex-then-threatened-woman-3207792",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:27:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}