S'porean man, 60, molests student nurse, 20, gets S$4,000 fine, ordered to pay S$1,000 to victim - Mothership

A 60-year-old Singaporean man was fined S$4,000 on Nov. 12 after he molested a 20-year-old student nurse posted to a local health facility while he was there.

The Straits Times (ST) reported that Tan Kiah Chye, who was also ordered to pay the nurse S$1,000 in compensation, pleaded guilty to outraging her modesty.

A gag order was imposed on the woman to protect her identity, as well as the health facility.

Charge sheets seen by Mothership stated that Tan, who uses a wheelchair, wheeled himself towards the woman at about 9:39am on May 19 and slapped her left buttock over her pants.

He then apologised after she turned around, ST reported, adding that the woman later made a police report.

ST reported that following the incident, the woman suffered emotional trauma, the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) told the court.

He said: "The accused outraged the modesty of a student who was training to be a healthcare worker.

Those convicted of molestation can be jailed for up to three years, fined or caned, or receive any combination of such punishments.

Those aged 50 and above are exempted from caning.