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SINGAPORE: A doctor who was charged in a district court in January with two counts of voyeurism has resigned from his job at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH).
Court documents stated that Jonathan Soh Jingyao, 34, was in an apartment when he allegedly used his mobile phone to record a video of a woman showering on April 14, 2024.
An online search revealed that the Singaporean worked at SKH, and a spokesman for the hospital told The Straits Times on Thursday (Feb 6) that he has since submitted his resignation.
The hospital did not say when he resigned.
Without revealing further details, Associate Professor Melvin Chua Peng Wei, who is the acting chairman of the medical board at SKH, said that Soh is not currently engaged in patient care.
He added: “We wish to assure the public that patient and staff safety remains our top priority... SKH has initiated an internal review of the matter, pending resolution of the court case.
“This review is being conducted independently of the ongoing legal proceedings. As the case is before the courts, we are unable to comment further.”
Soh’s case will be mentioned again in court on Feb 28.
For each count of voyeurism, an offender can be jailed for up to two years, fined, caned or receive any combination of such punishments. - The Straits Times/ANN
