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Australian accused of molest at MBS allowed to compound case
By Khushwant Singh
An Australian walked out of the district courts a free man on Monday after he was allowed to compound a molestation case, brought against him by a 26-year-old woman.
James Anthony Woodburn settled the matter by apologising to her in court and paying $10,000 to her. He allegedly grabbed her breast in the shopping area at Marina Bay Sands, at 12.20am, on Oct 15. The 44-year-old regional manager of a marketing firm had also been charged with insulting her modesty by showing her his middle finger at about the same time.
In his apology, Mr Woodburn - a Singapore permanent resident - said that he was genuinely and truly remorseful of his conduct and deeply regretted his actions.
The slim, 1.7m-tall woman, with shoulder-length hair, later told reporters that she agreed to compound the matter as she wanted to put the incident behind her.
Australian accused of molest at MBS allowed to compound case
By Khushwant Singh
An Australian walked out of the district courts a free man on Monday after he was allowed to compound a molestation case, brought against him by a 26-year-old woman.
James Anthony Woodburn settled the matter by apologising to her in court and paying $10,000 to her. He allegedly grabbed her breast in the shopping area at Marina Bay Sands, at 12.20am, on Oct 15. The 44-year-old regional manager of a marketing firm had also been charged with insulting her modesty by showing her his middle finger at about the same time.
In his apology, Mr Woodburn - a Singapore permanent resident - said that he was genuinely and truly remorseful of his conduct and deeply regretted his actions.
The slim, 1.7m-tall woman, with shoulder-length hair, later told reporters that she agreed to compound the matter as she wanted to put the incident behind her.