Veterinarian on molest rap

[Kenshin Uesugi]

Nov 29, 2010

FOUR COUNTS OF MOLESTING WOMAN
Veterinarian on molest rap

By Elena Chong

A FORMER Singapore Zoological Gardens veterinarian was charged in court on Monday with four counts of molesting a 21-year-old woman. -- PHOTO: ST FILE PHOTO

A FORMER Singapore Zoological Gardens veterinarian was charged in court on Monday with four counts of molesting a 21-year-old woman.

Oh Soon Hock, 52, who is now working elsewhere, allegedly molested the young woman then working at the zoo between January and March 27 last year.

Then head of veterinary department, he allegedly squeezed the woman's breasts and kissed her on two of the occasions at Mandai Lake Road.

Oh, who joined the zoo in 1990, quit in April last year. Oh, also a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, is represented by Mr Shashi Nathan and Ms Tania Chin.

Bail of $15,000 was offered. A pre-trial conference has been fixed for Jan 10.

 

[Kenshin Uesugi]

Former zoo veterinarian charged with molest


Former zoo veterinarian charged with molest
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SINGAPORE: A former senior veterinarian at the Singapore Zoological Gardens has been charged with four counts of molest.

Fifty-two-year-old Oh Soon Hock allegedly outraged the modesty of one of his ex-colleagues at their former workplace between January and March last year.

Oh was known to combine both Western veterinary practices and Chinese traditional medicine when treating animals at the zoo. Once, he even used acupuncture to treat a lame elephant.

Oh, who looked visibly worried as he appeared in court on Monday, is represented by lawyers, Shashi Nathan and Tania Chin.

Mr Nathan told the judge that his client has been assisting the police for more than a year and that Oh wishes to visit his daughter who is studying in Japan.

Oh was offered a bail of S$15,000 so he can visit her from December 22 to January 2.

The pre-trial conference for his case will be held on 10 January next year.

If convicted of molest, he can be jailed up to two years and fined for each charge.

-CNA/ac