Man in SG who took upskirt videos appeals for fine, court says voyeurs will typically get jail

The court said the commission of voyeurism offences, which entail the use of equipment to observe the private region of others without their consent, involves an appalling attempt to invade the victim’s privacy. — Photo by Conny Schneider on Unsplash

SINGAPORE: A 26-year-old man who took an upskirt video of a woman on the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) campus, then committed the same offence on a teen while he was on bail, appealed against his jail term, asking for a fine.

A three-judge High Court panel denied the request by Nicholas Tan Siew Chye, saying that there was nothing about his case that suggests that the interests of deterrence would be adequately met by imposing a fine.