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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.<\/p>\n
The woman was alarmed by his actions and became fearful whenever she was approached by men as a result.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Another three charges will be considered in sentencing.<\/p>\n
The court heard that Han and the victim were acquaintances.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Han had tried asking the victim out for a meal but she declined to do so on a one-to-one basis.<\/p>\n
She asked him if he had feelings for her, and he said he merely treated her “as an older sister”.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He had used the victim’s photo to generate the image using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
The victim was very disturbed by the photo and confronted Han.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The woman later discovered that Han had unfriended her on both accounts before sending her connection requests again, which she rejected.<\/p>\n
On Jan 27, 2025, Han sent the victim a photo of her back view via Telegram, with a lewd caption.<\/p>\n
The victim did not know that such a photo of her had been taken. She deleted the photo and its caption and felt very uncomfortable, fearing for her safety.<\/p>\n
She lodged a police report later that day, saying she had been repeatedly harassed by Han via Telegram between December 2024 and January 2025. She also told the police about the AI-generated photo sent in August 2024.<\/p>\n
Han also ordered spy cameras online on Jan 20, 2025.<\/p>\n
After receiving them three days later, he placed three spy cameras at the victim’s desk at her office, to which he had access.<\/p>\n
Han placed the cameras in a way that he could capture upskirt videos of the victim’s private parts.<\/p>\n
He connected the cameras to a power supply and stuck them to the underside of the table using double-sided tape.<\/p>\n
Han then placed his phone in a locker nearby to provide an internet connection for a live feed of the cameras. He also connected the phone to a portable charger so the connection could last longer.<\/p>\n
Between Jan 23, 2025 and Feb 7, 2025, Han set up the spy cameras at the victim’s desk on two or three occasions.<\/p>\n
Generally, he did so for a week at a time, setting up the devices at around 7am to minimise the likelihood of detection.<\/p>\n
On Fen 7, 2025, the victim discovered a spy camera on a cardboard box under her table. It had an SD card within it.<\/p>\n
She covered the lens of the camera and kept it, showing it to her manager before calling the police.<\/p>\n
That same day, unbeknownst to the victim, Han took public transport to the victim’s home after setting up the spy cameras at her desk.<\/p>\n
He arrived at the victim’s home at around 8.40am and found no one in her unit.<\/p>\n
Wanting to check out her living conditions, Han stuck his hand through the open windows and filmed at least five videos of the interior of the house.<\/p>\n
After the police received the case, they informed the victim that they had found three spy cameras at her desk, and that Han had visited her home.<\/p>\n
The victim was alarmed and concerned that Han might do it again.<\/p>\n
No recordings were found on the devices seized from Han.<\/p>\n
During investigations, he did not disclose what he managed to observe on the spy cameras on previous occasions.<\/p>\n
He also did not disclose his motives for the offences to investigators.<\/p>\n
Han will return to court for mitigation and sentencing on May 26.<\/p>\n
For installing equipment to enable voyeurism, he could be jailed for up to two years, fined, caned, or given a combination of these punishments.<\/p>\n
For insulting modesty, he could be jailed for up to a year, fined, or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n