SINGAPORE: A 30-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a woman outside Orchard Towers in July has been arrested, said the police on Thursday (Aug 2).
Videos of the incident have been circulating online. It is believed to have happened in the wee hours of Jul 21, and the police said that a report was filed on Jul 22 about a couple having sex on the pavement of Claymore Drive.
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Officers managed to identify the man with the help of CCTV footage and he was arrested on Wednesday.
"Efforts to establish the identity of the woman are still ongoing," police said.
Anyone convicted of committing an obscene act in a public place may be jailed for up to three months, fined or both.
SINGAPORE - A man was arrested for suspected involvement in an obscene act in a public place on Wednesday (Aug 1).
In a statement on Thursday, the police said they received a report of a couple having sexual intercourse on the pavement along Claymore Drive, outside Orchard Towers, on July 22.
The suspect is 30 years old.
Through follow-up investigations and by using CCTV footage, officers from Tanglin Police Division established the identity of the man.
Police have yet to establish the identity of the woman.
Anyone found guilty of committing an obscene act in public faces a jail term of up to three months, a fine, or both.
Videos of the couple having sex have been circulating online. In one such video, some passers-by could be heard egging the couple on.
In another, some people could be seen standing just a few metres away from the couple, who seem oblivious to their surroundings.
A 30-year-old man who was caught on video engaging in sexual intercourse outside Orchard Towers has been arrested.
The police said in a news release that he was arrested for his suspected involvement in an obscene act in a public place.
Stomp had earlier reported on two videos circulating online of the man and a woman having sex on July 21 at about 4am.
In the videos, the woman is seen leaning against a railing with her skirt hitched up to her stomach and her underwear pulled down to her knees while the man's jeans are unzipped.
The couple are oblivious to their surroundings and the attention they are receiving from people standing mere metres away from them.
Some are even heard egging them on by shouting, "Yee-ha!" and shouting at them to "lie down".
The police said that they received a report on July 22 at about 12.16pm of a couple having sexual intercourse along the pavement of Claymore Drive outside Orchard Towers.
Officers from Tanglin Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on Aug 1 after conducting follow-up investigations and reviewing CCTV footage.
Efforts to establish the identity of the woman are still ongoing.
Anyone found guilty of committing an obscene act in a public place may be jailed up to three months, or fined, or both.
A screengrab from a video taken of the alleged act outside Orchard Towers.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly having sex in public outside Orchard Towers, said the police in a news release on Thursday (2 August).
At about 12.16am on 22 July, the police received a report of a man and woman having sexual intercourse along the pavement of Claymore Drive.
With the aid of CCTV footage, officers from Tanglin Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on Wednesday. Police are still working to establish the identity of the woman.
A video of the act, filmed by a bystander, was widely circulated online last month. In it, several unknown persons can be heard cheering on the couple.
Those found guilty of committing an obscene act in a public place face a jail term of up to three months, a fine, or both.
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