Men aged 22 and 29 arrested for separate cases of outrage of modesty

Two men aged 22 and 29 were arrested by police for their suspected involvement in two separate cases of outrage of modesty.

In the first case that took place on Oct 7 at around 2am, a 15-year-old girl reported that she was molested by a man along Flower Road.

The 22-year-old suspect was arrested three days later on Oct 10.

He will be charged with an offence of Aggravated Outrage of Modesty under Section 354A(1) of the Penal Code Chapter 224. 

In the second case took place on Oct 11 at around 11am, a 30-year-old woman was allegedly molested inside the lift of a residential building along Yio Chu Kang Road.

The 29-year-old suspect was subsequently arrested on Oct 12 and will be charged with an offence of Outrage of Modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code, Chapter 224.

Both suspects will appear in Courts today (Oct 13).

If convicted, they are liable to be punished with an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and with caning.