SINGAPORE: A man has been arrested for allegedly molesting two teenage girls, including his stepdaughter.\u00a0Both cases happened on Wednesday (Aug 12), said the police in a statement on Thursday (Aug 13).<\/p>\n
The first case took place at about 8.55am, when the 34-year-old man offered to take a 12-year-old victim to school. He then took her to a staircase near Sembawang Crescent and allegedly molested her.<\/p>\n
The second case took place just hours later, at around 12.50pm, when the man allegedly touched his 17-year-old stepdaughter at her home near Yishun Street 22.<\/p>\n
With the aid of images from police cameras, he was arrested the same day, said the statement.<\/p>\n
The man is set to be charged in court on Aug 14 with two counts of outrage of modesty.<\/p>\n
For the first case, he will be charged with outrage of modesty of a person below 14. This offence carries a jail term of up to five years, a fine, caning, or any combination of the punishments.<\/p>\n
For the second case, he will be charged with aggravated outrage of modesty against a victim in a close relationship, which carries a jail term of between two and 10 years, and caning.<\/p>\n
If convicted, he may face enhanced punishment as the offence was allegedly committed against a victim in a close relationship, said the police. – The Straits Times\/ANN<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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