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Since we are in the season of discussing MHA hanky pankies 
Man who insulted doctor's modesty jailed
By Selina Lum
A 43-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday convicted of insulting the modesty of a woman doctor by insisting that she look at his semen while in her consultation room.
Eng Wah Wooh was fined $2,000 - the maximum that a magistrate's court can impose - and jailed for one day.
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He was led from the dock to the Subordinate Court lock-up at about 1.30pm.
About a dozen friends and family who were waiting for him outside the court left at about 4.15pm.
People who are jailed for a day are generally held in the lock-up and released at the end of the working day.
In June last year, Eng had gone to a Bishan clinic at around midnight and asked to see a woman doctor, saying he had hurt his groin, neck and shoulder while on a holiday in Malaysia.
During the trial between June and August, the doctor told the court that Eng pulled down his trousers and underwear and stroked himself on the examination bed.
She said Eng insisted on showing her his semen, although she told him that she did not need a sample.
In his defence, Eng said that he had asked for a female doctor as he did not feel comfortable with a male doctor.
He said it was clear from three strings of words said by the doctor that she wanted a semen sample from him. The alleged words were: 'you do it yourself', 'while I am away' and 'call me when you are ready'.
Yesterday, the tall, thin, bespectacled man stood straight in the dock as Magistrate Chong Kah Wei found him guilty. As the proceedings continued, Eng seemed increasingly worried.
In mitigation, defence counsel, Mr Murali Pillai, asked the court to consider the contributions Eng had made.
The lawyer did not elaborate, but a four-page document listing the contributions was shown to the court. Its contents were not made known, however.
He urged the court not to jail Eng, emphasising the mitigating factors, in particular his background. 'A conviction itself is an indelible black mark which is sufficient punishment,' he said.
In sentencing Eng, the magistrate found that the accused had deliberately sought out a woman doctor on the pretext of consulting her.
However, the magistrate said he had taken Eng's contributions into account as a mitigating factor.
Yesterday, The Sunday Times was unable to reach the woman doctor, who has since left the clinic.
When contacted, lawyer Leonard Loo said it was 'very telling' that the court sentenced Eng to jail on top of imposing the maximum fine. He pointed out: 'A person will get a prison record whether he goes to jail for one day or many months.'
Man who insulted doctor's modesty jailed
By Selina Lum
A 43-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday convicted of insulting the modesty of a woman doctor by insisting that she look at his semen while in her consultation room.
Eng Wah Wooh was fined $2,000 - the maximum that a magistrate's court can impose - and jailed for one day.
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He was led from the dock to the Subordinate Court lock-up at about 1.30pm.
About a dozen friends and family who were waiting for him outside the court left at about 4.15pm.
People who are jailed for a day are generally held in the lock-up and released at the end of the working day.
In June last year, Eng had gone to a Bishan clinic at around midnight and asked to see a woman doctor, saying he had hurt his groin, neck and shoulder while on a holiday in Malaysia.
During the trial between June and August, the doctor told the court that Eng pulled down his trousers and underwear and stroked himself on the examination bed.
She said Eng insisted on showing her his semen, although she told him that she did not need a sample.
In his defence, Eng said that he had asked for a female doctor as he did not feel comfortable with a male doctor.
He said it was clear from three strings of words said by the doctor that she wanted a semen sample from him. The alleged words were: 'you do it yourself', 'while I am away' and 'call me when you are ready'.
Yesterday, the tall, thin, bespectacled man stood straight in the dock as Magistrate Chong Kah Wei found him guilty. As the proceedings continued, Eng seemed increasingly worried.
In mitigation, defence counsel, Mr Murali Pillai, asked the court to consider the contributions Eng had made.
The lawyer did not elaborate, but a four-page document listing the contributions was shown to the court. Its contents were not made known, however.
He urged the court not to jail Eng, emphasising the mitigating factors, in particular his background. 'A conviction itself is an indelible black mark which is sufficient punishment,' he said.
In sentencing Eng, the magistrate found that the accused had deliberately sought out a woman doctor on the pretext of consulting her.
However, the magistrate said he had taken Eng's contributions into account as a mitigating factor.
Yesterday, The Sunday Times was unable to reach the woman doctor, who has since left the clinic.
When contacted, lawyer Leonard Loo said it was 'very telling' that the court sentenced Eng to jail on top of imposing the maximum fine. He pointed out: 'A person will get a prison record whether he goes to jail for one day or many months.'
