Masseur gets jail, cane for molesting client


The victim complained to her husband that Li (left) molested her while massaging her inner thigh. Another masseur told the court that the company's policy is that massages should not be done on the inner thigh near the groin.ST PHOTO: JAMIE KOH.

SINGAPORE: A masseur found guilty of outraging a woman's modesty while massaging her was sentenced to 11 months' jail and three strokes of the cane.

Li Qingdong, 33, committed the offence at a health centre in People's Park Complex at about 10pm on Jan 8 last year when the woman, 47, and her husband, 66, sought massage services.

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