Man who molested drunk woman at Clarke Quay sentenced to 1 year’s jail, 3 strokes of cane
SINGAPORE — He found an intoxicated woman sitting by herself at Clarke Quay, and helped pick up her call to notify her friend of her exact location.
But while waiting for her friend to arrive, he molested her at a public bench on the pretext of comforting her after she threw up.
The accused, Norwegian national Gregersen Tommy who was in Singapore on a work trip, was sentenced to one year's jail and three strokes of cane on Friday (May 25) for outraging the woman's modesty.
The incident took place at about 2am on Aug 12 last year. The 24-year old victim cannot be named due to a gag order.
Court documents stated that the 49-year-old was in Clarke Quay as he had earlier visited a few entertainment establishments to have dinner, drink and listen to music.
The victim had left Zouk, a popular nightspot in the area at 1.50am. She found a stone bench to sit on as she had wanted to vomit.
That was when she was approached by Gregersen who sat down beside her. She then vomited, prompting him to lead her to another bench.
At this juncture, the victim's 22-year-old friend whom she had texted and called moments ago rang her cellphone to check on her well-being.
Gregersen picked up the phone call and confirmed that they were near the reverse bungy feature.
After ending the call, Gregersen patted her back. Seeing that the woman did not react, he groped her and touched her private parts.
Gregersen's actions went on for a few minutes. The victim was unable to fend him off as she was tipsy, court documents stated.
A 55-year-old security guard, who witnessed the incident, saw her being unresponsive as she was being molested.
Minutes later, the victim's friend arrived and led the victim away from Gregersen.
He could have been jailed for up to two years for the offence.
