SINGAPORE, Jan 9 — A police officer who molested a female colleague and assaulted a full time national serviceman (NSF) after a work dinner and dance was sentenced to 11 weeks’ jail on Wednesday.
The 36 year old offender, who cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the victim’s identity, pleaded guilty to molestation and insulting a woman’s modesty, the Straits Times reported.
A spokesman for the Singapore Police Force said, “Officers… are expected to uphold the law and maintain the highest standards of conduct and integrity,” adding that the force “swiftly initiated investigations” and removed him from front line duties.
“SPF will commence internal action against him,” the spokesman added.
The court heard that the officers had attended a 2024 dinner and dance at a hotel, where the offender consumed soju, whisky, vodka and cognac.
When the event wrapped up at about 11pm, an NSF identified as A1 went to a smoking area, where he accidentally hit his head on a wall and fell to the ground.
The offender told A1 to sit “properly” and said, “Officer commands you,” before stomping on A1’s groin and laughing as the NSF collapsed in pain.
He later slapped A1 on the forehead, causing him to fall again, and the policewoman recorded the acts as evidence of “ragging.”
