SIM student jailed for trying to take upskirt shot
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 20 December 2011 1506 hrs
SINGAPORE: A student from the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for trying to take an upskirt photo of a 14-year-old girl inside a lift with his mobile phone.
Even though 23-year-old Shahidan Buang did not manage to take the photo, he was found guilty of one count of intending to insult the modesty of a woman.
The thin and tanned man committed the offence on 2 November in a lift at Block 643, Hougang Avenue 8.
The court heard that Shahidan followed the girl into the lift and stood behind her.
As she was about to get out on the 9th floor, he used his handphone to try take an upskirt shot.
However, he did not succeed and "poked against her left rear thigh" instead.
Shahidan told the court that that he did not touch the girl and that nothing was captured.
In passing sentence, District Judge May Mesenas said he had committed a serious offence as it involved a "young victim in a confined space".
She said the offence warranted a custodial sentence, given the aggravating factors.
- CNA/ck
