A PUB manager was charged in a district court on Monday with molesting a woman patron.

Colin Ong Chang-Aun, 32, is said to have molested the 24-year-old woman at the basement carpark staircase of Suntec City on Nov 1, 2007.

He told the court that he would be engaging a lawyer.

Bail of $8,000 was offered.

He will be back in court on Jan 12.

If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to two years or fine or caning or any two such punishments.