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SINGAPORE – A young man serving his national service with the Singapore Armed Forces used his mobile phone to record another man showering in a military camp.
The 21-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty on Monday (November 16) to one count of stalking, possessing obscene films, and using a mobile phone to record video clips of unidentified men’s private parts in multiple bathrooms.
Details about the offender, who has completed his NS, and the camp cannot be revealed due to a gag order to protect the identity of the victim.
The court heard that a 23-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) had entered a cubicle to take a shower at the camp on May 15 last year.
The offender, who was in an adjacent cubicle, placed his mobile phone on the divider.
Deputy Prosecutor Thiam Jia Min said: “The victim looked up and noticed the defendant’s mobile phone on the divider.
“The victim was alarmed and screamed loudly. The defendant immediately put down his mobile phone, closed the door to his cubicle and ran out of the bathroom.”
Court documents did not indicate how the offender was arrested.
A military police officer alerted police on June 14 last year after incriminating videos of civilians were found in public places on the offender’s mobile phone.
Subsequently, authorities seized the offender’s laptop and two mobile phones.
Multiple obscene films were found on the devices after a forensic examination, the court heard.
The criminal later admitted that he had downloaded obscene movies from the internet to his laptop between 2015 and 2018.
Investigations also revealed that between April and August last year, he used his mobile phone to record video clips of unidentified men in bathroom stalls on at least three occasions.
The DPP said the clips showed the men showering or urinating.
On Monday, the court requested a report to assess the offender’s suitability for a trial period.
He will be sentenced on December 28.
For harassment, an offender can be fined up to $ 5,000.
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