SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a 17-year-old serial molest suspect in the Jurong West area.
He is believed to have struck in the vicinity from October last year to March this year.
His youngest victim was said to be just 11 years old.
He was detained by a member of the public on Thursday after he allegedly molested a 16-year-old girl.
The police said he admitted to the earlier cases on questioning.
The suspect will be charged in court on Saturday with "outrage of modesty".
If convicted, he can be jailed up to two years, or fined, and caned.
- CNA/al
lucky jurong west and not pulau ubin
A few months ago a girl came to my dad suddenly and complained she got molested by a teen molester. Dad tried to chase the guy but couldn't catch him. Wonder if it's the same guy or not. I live in Jurong btw
oh! i am not too sure if my female friend was molested by him or not. But yar, it's good to have him caught. I live in jw too.
ho ho ho
next year caning time
A polytechnic student was charged in court on Saturday with one count of outrage of modesty.
Lim Yang Tee, 17, was arrested last Thursday in the vicinity of Jurong West Street 72 after a member of the public called the police.
He had detained Lim after the latter was believed to have molested a 16-year-old.
Lim, who lives in Jurong, is believed to be involved in several other cases of molestation committed in the area.
The cases, which involved girls aged between 11 and 13, were reported to the police between October last year and March this year.
Investigations into these cases are still ongoing.
-- ST
the parents cross-breed? recently with influx of ah-tiongs proabbly this one is a product of the environment. its in the gene.
A POLYTECHNIC student charged a week ago with molesting a teen was slapped with five more charges of outrage of modesty on Friday.
Lim Yang Tee, 16, is said to have molested five girls aged 11 to 13 in lifts at various Housing Board blocks in Jurong West between October 2010 and March this year.
He was arrested last Thursday by police over the latest incident that day for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old girl outside a lift lobby at a block of flats in Jurong West.
Lim, represented by Mr Anthony Lim, has been remanded for psychiatric assessment.
He will be back in court on June 10.
If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to two years or fine or caning or any combination of punishments.
-- ST