{"id":77307,"date":"2026-08-18T05:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=77307"},"modified":"2026-08-18T05:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:40:01","slug":"woman-catches-restrains-man-who-allegedly-masturbated-beside-her-in-chinatown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=77307","title":{"rendered":"Woman catches &#038; restrains man who allegedly masturbated beside her in Chinatown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Woman catches man who allegedly masturbated next to her in Chinatown, encourages others to stand up for themselves<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A woman had her fury ignited by a man who allegedly masturbated right next to her in Chinatown on 15 Aug and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=10162698615570951&amp;id=659260950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personally caught him later that day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She urged other girls and women to stand up for themselves in such situations and make sure their sexual harassers get arrested.<\/p>\n<h3>Woman yells at man who allegedly masturbated beside her, takes photo of him<\/h3>\n<p>The 34-year-old, who wished to be referred to as Cheryl, told\u00a0<em>MS News<\/em> that the incident occurred when she stepped outside her office in Hong Lim Complex for a smoke break.<\/p>\n<p>At around 4pm, an \u201cold man\u201d went up beside her while she leaned against a fence. She initially thought he was <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/man-pleasuring-himself-chinatown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shaking his shirt to cool down<\/a> from the heat.<\/p>\n<p>When she took a step back, she was shocked to realise that he was actually masturbating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen I was like, hell, I have to shout at him and stop him,\u201d Ms Cheryl recounted to\u00a0<em>MS News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_755309\" style=\"width: 1180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755309\" class=\"wp-image-755309 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-1.jpg\" alt=\"woman man masturbated chinatown\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-1.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1170px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1170\/1170;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-755309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @xuerylg on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She yelled at the man, which allegedly did not stop him from continuing the obscene act. Ms Cheryl subsequently pulled out her phone to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcD43MAD45Q\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snap a photo for a police report<\/a>, and the man then left.<\/p>\n<p>She initially calmed down and intended to make an online police report, only for her anger to build as she thought about it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I got daughters, leh. How can I just let him get away like that?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Feeling he would still be nearby, she went out to look for him but could not find the man.<\/p>\n<h3>Woman too angry to care when man threatens to beat her after getting caught<\/h3>\n<p>Unsatisfied, Ms Cheryl went on the hunt again at 4.30pm. This time, she spotted him on the second storey of Hong Lim Market &amp; Food Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<iframe id=\"answers-client-6a8379a4187e7\" class=\"answers-client\" src=\"\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She informed her female colleague and called the police before rushing up there herself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_755307\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755307\" class=\"wp-image-755307 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-7.jpg\" alt=\"woman man masturbated chinatown\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-7.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-7-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-7-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-7-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-7-864x1536.jpg 864w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1152px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1152\/2048;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-755307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Cheryl Goh on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI grabbed his shirt, and there was no way I was going to let him go,\u201d Ms Cheryl told <em>MS News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The man allegedly apologised and claimed he was drunk, but Ms Cheryl refused to accept his excuse. Instead, she angrily rained down every vulgarity she knew on him.<\/p>\n<p>Her female colleague then arrived, and the two of them kept him there while waiting for the police.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Cheryl claimed that he remorselessly continued making sexual comments and staring at their bodies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_755305\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755305\" class=\"size-full wp-image-755305 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-6.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-6-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-6-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-6-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-6-864x1536.jpg 864w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1152px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1152\/2048;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-755305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Cheryl Goh on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Afterwards, he began to get \u201creally aggressive\u201d with his words and even supposedly threatened to beat them.<\/p>\n<p><em>MS News<\/em> queried Ms Cheryl on whether she considered the possible danger of restraining the man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, no. I was quite angry and very sure that I wanted to find him and hand him over to the police. When he walked away the first time, I was already very pissed off,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she scolded him back when he cussed at them.<\/p>\n<h3>Police arrest 59-year-old man<\/h3>\n<p>Eventually, the police arrived and handcuffed the suspect.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_755304\" style=\"width: 1180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755304\" class=\"wp-image-755304 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-4.jpg\" alt=\"woman man masturbated chinatown\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-4.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-4-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1170px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1170\/1170;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-755304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @xuerylg on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In response to queries from <em>MS News<\/em>, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received a call for assistance at about 4.40pm on 15 Aug, along Upper Cross Street.<\/p>\n<p>A 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of committing an obscene act in a public place.<\/p>\n<p>Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<h3>Woman hopes others stand up for themselves and ensure harassers get caught<\/h3>\n<p>Looking back on the incident, Ms Cheryl felt that she should have caught him on the spot when he first performed the obscene act, as it was \u201cluck\u201d that she found him again later.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I also want to tell girls: don\u2019t be scared if you encounter something like this. Shout, get help and, if you can, make sure these kinds of people get caught.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As a mother of three, she hoped that none of her children would encounter something like this.<\/p>\n<p>However, if it does happen, Ms Cheryl hoped they would also stand up for themselves and not be afraid.<\/p>\n<p>After uploading her story on social media, she was grateful to receive support from netizens in the comments section.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_755301\" style=\"width: 349px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755301\" class=\"size-full wp-image-755301 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-5.jpg 339w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/caught-man-5-105x150.jpg 105w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 339px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 339\/485;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-755301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With that said, she told\u00a0<em>MS News<\/em> that she also read some \u201cunnecessary comments\u201d on whether she was attractive enough for the man to masturbate next to.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_755299\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755299\" class=\"size-full wp-image-755299 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/catch-man-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/catch-man-1.jpg 265w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/catch-man-1-150x62.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 265px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 265\/109;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-755299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ms Cheryl said the comments missed the point that it was wrong to commit an indecent act, no matter who he did it beside.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m just a normal 34-year-old mother who believes that this kind of behaviour shouldn\u2019t be ignored. I did what I felt was right \u2014 caught him and handed him over to the police.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/man-indecent-acts-staircase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11-year-old girl stumbled upon naked man masturbating at public staircase in S\u2019pore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8NAwhw009p\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/man-indecent-acts-staircase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11-year-old girl stumbled upon naked man masturbating at public staircase in S\u2019pore<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201c11-year-old girl stumbled upon naked man masturbating at public staircase in S\u2019pore\u201d \u2014 MS News - Independent News For Singaporeans\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/man-indecent-acts-staircase\/embed\/#?secret=6OwiD5QNx3#?secret=8NAwhw009p\" data-secret=\"8NAwhw009p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? 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