SINGAPORE: A man sent a woman an artificial intelligence-generated photo of her face on a nude body, and set up cameras under her work desk for a live “upskirt” feed.
The woman was alarmed by his actions and became fearful whenever she was approached by men as a result.
Desmond Han Jiancong, a 31-year-old Singaporean, pleaded guilty on Monday (May 11) to one count each of installing equipment to enable voyeurism and insulting the modesty of the victim.
Another three charges will be considered in sentencing.
THE CASE
The court heard that Han and the victim were acquaintances.
The court imposed a gag order to protect the victim’s identity. As part of the order, the victim’s age and workplace were redacted from court papers.
Han had tried asking the victim out for a meal but she declined to do so on a one-to-one basis.
She asked him if he had feelings for her, and he said he merely treated her “as an older sister”.
On the night of Aug 27, 2024, Han sent the victim a photo of a topless woman via Telegram under an account name redacted from court papers. The face of the woman resembled the victim’s.
He had used the victim’s photo to generate the image using artificial intelligence.
The victim was very disturbed by the photo and confronted Han.
He claimed that while the phone number linked to the account was his, he had been hacked and the Telegram account did not belong to him.
The victim told Han she would lodge a police report, and he told her to do so. He also claimed that his Instagram and Facebook accounts had been hacked.
