A security guard at a condominium in Singapore called a 14-year-old female resident into the security room, pretended to care about the recent passing of her grandfather but then acted inappropriately towards her, molesting her nine times in 1 minute and 18 seconds. On Monday morning, he was sentenced to 5 months and 2 weeks in jail.
The accused is a 61-year-old local male, who was working as a condominium security guard at the time of the offense and faced one charge of outrage of modesty.
The 14-year-old female victim is a resident of the condominium. To protect the victim, the judge ordered that no media report should contain any information that could reveal the girl's identity, including the accused's name.
Case details show that the incident occurred on June 19, 2025, at 1:39 pm, when the victim was leaving for class.
The accused happened to be stationed outside the condominium's security room. He saw the victim passing by and called her into the security room.
The victim had previously brought friends to swim in the condominium pool and went into the water without changing into swimwear. She thought the accused was going to reprimand her for this, so she obediently followed him into the security room.
At that time, only the accused and the victim were inside the security room. The accused first asked about the recent death of the victim's grandfather, but then proceeded to ask about her age, whether she had a boyfriend, and other sensitive questions.
The accused also complimented the victim on her appearance and then proceeded with a series of inappropriate actions.
He first brushed aside her hair, held her wrist, pulled her by the waist to make her sit on his lap, touched her cheeks with both hands, kissed her forehead, and kissed the back of her right hand, among other actions.
Within 1 minute and 18 seconds, the accused touched the victim seven times and kissed her twice, with the process captured on the security room's surveillance camera.
The victim ran out of the security room in shock. She felt uncomfortable and disgusted by the accused's actions, and reported to the police later that day.
The prosecution stated that although the accused did not molest the victim's private parts, the inappropriate behavior lasted for 1 minute and 18 seconds. The accused, as a security guard, was supposed to protect the victim, but he abused his position of trust, which made the crime more serious.
The prosecution also pointed out that the accused molested the victim multiple times, including kissing her twice. In addition, the victim was only 14 years old and thus deserved even more legal protection.
The accused has prior records of misconduct, possessing controlled drugs, and reckless acts endangering others' lives. However, the prosecution took into account that the accused immediately expressed willingness to plead guilty, so his sentence was discounted. Finally, the prosecution urged the judge to sentence him to 5 to 7 months in jail.
The 14-year-old female victim is a resident of the condominium. To protect the victim, the judge ordered that no media report should contain any information that could reveal the girl's identity, including the accused's name.
Case details show that the incident occurred on June 19, 2025, at 1:39 pm, when the victim was leaving for class.
The accused happened to be stationed outside the condominium's security room. He saw the victim passing by and called her into the security room.
The victim had previously brought friends to swim in the condominium pool and went into the water without changing into swimwear. She thought the accused was going to reprimand her for this, so she obediently followed him into the security room.
At that time, only the accused and the victim were inside the security room. The accused first asked about the recent death of the victim's grandfather, but then proceeded to ask about her age, whether she had a boyfriend, and other sensitive questions.
The accused also complimented the victim on her appearance and then proceeded with a series of inappropriate actions.
He first brushed aside her hair, held her wrist, pulled her by the waist to make her sit on his lap, touched her cheeks with both hands, kissed her forehead, and kissed the back of her right hand, among other actions.
Within 1 minute and 18 seconds, the accused touched the victim seven times and kissed her twice, with the process captured on the security room's surveillance camera.
The victim ran out of the security room in shock. She felt uncomfortable and disgusted by the accused's actions, and reported to the police later that day.
The prosecution stated that although the accused did not molest the victim's private parts, the inappropriate behavior lasted for 1 minute and 18 seconds. The accused, as a security guard, was supposed to protect the victim, but he abused his position of trust, which made the crime more serious.
The prosecution also pointed out that the accused molested the victim multiple times, including kissing her twice. In addition, the victim was only 14 years old and thus deserved even more legal protection.
The accused has prior records of misconduct, possessing controlled drugs, and reckless acts endangering others' lives. However, the prosecution took into account that the accused immediately expressed willingness to plead guilty, so his sentence was discounted. Finally, the prosecution urged the judge to sentence him to 5 to 7 months in jail.