Hougang Swimming Complex molest case: Man charged for touching girl, 13
A man suspected of molesting six underage girls at the Hougang Swimming Complex was charged for one of the offences on Wednesday (26 September).
Job Mathew Panakkal, a 36-year-old Indian national, was slapped with one count of outraging the modesty of a person under the age of 14. He had allegedly stretched out his hand and touched the right thigh of a 13-year-old girl while swimming past her at 7.33pm on 12 September.
The police had earlier said that Panakkal was arrested along Hougang Avenue 2 on Monday over the alleged incidents, which took place on 12 September. The six victims are aged nine to 13.
If convicted of molesting a person under the age of 14, Panakkal could be sentenced to up to five years’ jail along with a fine, caning or both.
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