Jail for Singapore man who posted private photos of friends and family on online forum

A file photo showing a hidden camera inside a cigarette lighter. A man in Singapore installed hidden cameras in his victims' bathrooms and posted their nude images on an online forum. — AFP

A man in Singapore secretly filmed his family members and friends showering in their own bathrooms and later posted images from the videos on an online forum to impress readers, according to a report in The Straits Times.

The report stated that the 41-year-old man has been sentenced to 28 weeks in jail and ordered to pay a Sg$6,000 (RM18,345) fine for 11 charges related to his voyeuristic activities.