Former primary school head of department charged with voyeurism

The 45-year-old Singaporean man is accused of intentionally recording a female victim at the school in 2023.

A view of the entrance to the State Courts building in Singapore. (Photo: CNA/Ooi Boon Keong)

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SINGAPORE: A former head of department at a primary school was charged with voyeurism on Monday (Oct 12).

The 45-year-old Singaporean is facing a charge of intentionally recording a video of a female victim's genital area at the school in 2023.

A gag order was issued by the court preventing the publication of anything that could identify the alleged victim, including the name of the school.

CNA is not naming the accused for this reason.

The man indicated that he would be pleading guilty. A date was fixed for him to do so in November.

In response to queries from CNA, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said that the man has been suspended since June this year and is no longer teaching in any school.

"MOE takes a serious view of staff misconduct and will not hesitate to take disciplinary action against those who fail to adhere to our standards of conduct and discipline, including dismissal from service," it added.

If convicted of voyeurism, the man can be jailed for up to two years, fined, caned, or given any combination of these penalties.

This is the latest sex-related court case involving a teacher in recent months.

Last week, a female teacher who committed sexual acts on a 15-year-old female student received nine years' jail.

Last month, a former Physical Education teacher who kept sexually abusing an underage student in hotels was sentenced to 16 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane.

In August, a former teacher was charged over alleged sexual communications with a male student .

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这名45岁的新加坡男子被指控于2023年在学校故意偷拍一名女受害者。

新加坡国家法院大楼入口处景象。（图片：CNA/Ooi Boon Keong）

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新加坡：一名小学前系主任于周一（10月12日）被控偷窥罪。

这名 45 岁的新加坡男子被控于 2023 年在学校故意拍摄一名女受害者的生殖器部位视频。

法院发布了禁言令，禁止发布任何可能识别受害者身份的信息，包括学校名称。

出于这个原因，CNA没有公布被告的姓名。

该男子表示他将认罪，并已定于11月认罪。

针对亚洲新闻台（CNA）的询问，教育部表示，该男子自今年6月起已被停职，目前已不在任何学校任教。

“教育部严肃对待员工不当行为，对于不遵守我们行为和纪律标准的员工，将毫不犹豫地采取纪律处分，包括开除公职，”声明补充道。

如果偷窥罪名成立，该男子可被判处最高两年监禁、罚款、鞭刑或以上任何组合的处罚。

这是近几个月来涉及教师的最新一起性犯罪案件。

上周，一名对15岁女学生实施性行为的女教师被判处9年监禁。

上个月，一名曾在酒店性侵未成年学生的体育教师被判处 16 年监禁和 12 下鞭刑。

8 月，一名教师因涉嫌与男学生进行性交流而被起诉。

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