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SINGAPORE, July 4 – In less than 24 hours, a 50-year-old taxi driver fired to take more than 200 photos in women's legs, including one passenger in his vehicle, before he was caught in a supermarket at the Great World City Mall
Yesterday, Samuel Ng Key Chai pleaded for clemency by telling the judge that he was struggling with financial problems and that he did not examine the photos he took, because seeing underwear would bring him bad luck, based on a fengshui website that he was reading.
"I buy 4D, so I have not seen the pictures (because) I wish to hit (the lottery to pay off my debts)," said District Judge Kessler Soh, adding that his debts amounted to nearly $ 200,000 (RM 5992,278.30).
However, Soh sentenced him to 4.5 months in prison, saying that a punishment is necessary to dissuade other people people from doing the same thing, because Singapore recently saw "more and more cases like this
The court learned that Ng had started driving a ComfortDelGro taxi after having lost his job as a salesman.
On March 3rd, he decided to activate an application on his mobile phone called "Screen Off". ", Which makes the screen empty, but still allow him to take pictures with the camera of his phone and a pressure on the volume button.
The photos would be taken in a burst until Ng supports
Of his 15 charges, 14 involved offenses committed in an unidentified mall between 10:30 am and 12:10 pm – most of which were photographs of Upskirt taken in a Daiso store.
In the afternoon, while he was driving his taxi, he continued to take pictures of his passengers using the same "Screen Off" app, placing his phone on the dashboard , the camera in front of them.
o Underwear None of his passengers who was wearing a skirt and was sitting at the back.
He was later arrested at Great World City after a security guard at the mall's Cold Storage supermarket called him around 3:40 pm
. Abdul Salim Abdul Latif, a 34-year-old security guard, saw Ng behaving suspiciously and squatting next to a client while holding a cell phone. Abdul Salim then approached Ng and detained him, but Ng erased some pictures from his phone.
The security guard told the police later that he had discovered "many more videos and pictures" in Ng's phone.
Yesterday, Ng admitted in court that taking pictures of skirt is a "stupid way" to relieve stress
"I was so confused and lost.), The problem came back to me. I thought (about how I was) went away with S $ 10. The financial problem muffled me … I was stressed out, (so) I took back the photos.
"I do not play at Resorts World Sentosa or Marina Bay Sands. I just bought Toto and 4D. I do not smoke, do not drink and do not visit prostitutes. "
To this, Soh said," After your release, I hope you will put order in your life and no longer be tempted to take such pictures. 19659007] When contacted by today, ComfortDelGro said that Ng no longer drives with the company.
Tammy Tan, vice president of the group's communications division, said: "Passengers who feel threatened should immediately contact someone on their mobile phones." If landings are ignored, they should close the window and report their assistance.
"Sexual harassment and indecency are criminal offenses that we do not tolerate and any driver suspected of such offenses will be handed over to the police." [19659007] For each of her 15 charges of trespassing on women's privacy with the intention of insulting their modesty, Ng could have been jailed for up to a year and / or fined. – TODAY & # 39; HUI
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