71-year-old man in Singapore among nine to be charged over outrage of modesty

Nine men, aged 26 to 71, will be charged in court on May 6 over their suspected involvement in separate cases of molestation. PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A 71-year-old man is expected to be charged over allegedly molesting and insulting the modesty of two male teenagers on public transport on two separate occasions.

He allegedly molested and insulted the modesty of an 18-year-old youth on a public bus on May 17, 2023, and did the same to a 15-year-old boy on a train on May 20 the same year. The man is set to be charged with four counts of outrage of modesty and two counts of insulting the modesty of a person.