SINGAPORE: A Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student struggling to pay for his accommodation decided to obtain voyeuristic recordings for money after coming across an online advertisement offering payment for such material.
How Zhong Ting, 25, who was a third-year undergraduate at the time, then entered the female-only sections of a residential hall in an attempt to film such recordings.
He did not succeed in capturing any videos and was eventually caught after complaints were lodged against him.
How pleaded guilty to one count each of criminal trespass and attempted voyeurism on Friday (May 29), with another count of criminal trespass to be taken into consideration when he is sentenced.
At the close of the hearing, District Judge Terence Tay ordered that How be assessed for a mandatory treatment order (MTO), which directs offenders suffering from certain treatable psychiatric conditions to undergo treatment in place of other forms of punishment.
The court heard that How was a third-year aerospace engineering undergraduate at NTU and was staying at its Hall of Residence 14 at the time of the offences in 2025.
Hall 13, which is adjacent to his hall, has female-only residential sections accessible only to authorised residents through key-fob access. How was aware of the restrictions.
According to the prosecution, How came across an advertisement on online classifieds platform Locanto offering payment for voyeuristic material.
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