Serious IT project manager jailed two weeks for taking upskirt video

An IT project manager who took an upskirt video of a woman on an escalator was jailed for two weeks on Tuesday (Sept 5).

American Peter Thomas Juliano, 36, pleaded guilty to a single charge of intruding into the privacy of a 25-year-old woman. He had used his phone to capture an upskirt video of her on an escalator at 313@Somerset mall on March 17.

Investigations showed that around 10am that day, the victim alighted from the train at Somerset MRT station with her boyfriend.

They walked towards the escalator leading up to 313@Somerset. The victim's boyfriend stood on the step in front of and above her on the escalator.

Juliano, who was on his way to work, stood one step directly behind the victim.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Yang Ziliang said the victim did not pay attention to anything behind her until she felt something touch her right inner thigh, slightly above her knee.


In his mitigation plea, Juliano's lawyer Amarjit Singh Sidhu said that before his client came here to work in 2016, he had been working in the United States, largely within the banking and finance industry.

He said his client was a "man of good moral standing" and had always been law abiding.

"Peter is truly sorry for his wrongdoing; this was a one-off incident that is absolutely out of character," said Mr Singh.

He also said that Juliano's lapse in judgment was the result of the emotional instability he suffered when he returned from his break in the US. This was further compounded by the immense stress he was going through from work, the lawyer added.

Juliano could have been jailed for up to one year and/or fined for insulting the modesty of the victim.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/it-project-manager-jailed-two-weeks-for-taking-upskirt-video

so many taking and sharing it online

So where is the link to the video ?

there are sharing on

sg love guru

Mental health awareness programme reached out to over 90,000 residents in past 5 years

Spreading awareness of mental health has been gaining ground here, with more than 90,000 residents reached through community outreach teams over the past five years, said Parliamentary Secretary for Health Amrin Amin on Friday (Sept 8).

These outreach teams also identify those at risk of mental illness.

Besides raising awareness, outreach efforts also include health promotion and preventive care programmes. Some examples are healthy eating programmes, exercise and brain stimulating activities. Seniors are also encouraged to be socially active through hobbies and interest groups.

Raising public awareness of mental health conditions and coping skills, as well as providing information on where people can seek care, is necessary in building mental health resilience, said Mr Amrin. “It strengthens our ability to have healthy relationships, make meaningful choices and have a good quality of life,” he added.

He was speaking at the start of the two-day Singapore Mental Health Conference 2017 at the Singapore Expo.

It is jointly organised by the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), the Health Promotion Board, the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) and the National Council of Social Service. It was initiated by IMH in 2013.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the current 18 community outreach teams will be more than doubled to 50 by 2021 by AIC. The agency oversees community care here, which includes nursing homes, senior care centres and day rehabilitation facilities.

MOH is also expanding the Mental Health GP Partnership Programme, where the IMH and acute hospitals partner general practitioners and family medicine clinics in their regions to manage patients with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress-related disorders.

More than 120 GPs have joined the programme and the aim is to increase the number of partners to 180 by 2021, said Mr Amrin.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mental-health-awareness-programme-reached-out-to-over-90000-residents-in-past-5-years

I still dontch understand why its illegal to snap a photo in public of the girls panty which they flaunt.

govt say illegal means illegal

paceslow said:

Deputy Public Prosecutor Yang Ziliang said the victim did not pay attention to anything behind her until she felt something touch her right inner thigh, slightly above her knee.

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He also said that Juliano's lapse in judgment was the result of the emotional instability he suffered

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without lapse in judgment, Juliano's hand should not touch the girl's right inner thigh.

Seems like stress is a common excuse for upskirts offenders.