Jail for man who molested 5 women, targeting 4 of them while out on bail
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
Follow topic:
SINGAPORE – A man molested a woman while she was waiting to enter the National Stadium for pop star Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert in March, and was arrested after the victim alerted a security officer.
While out on bail, Sameh Mohamed Kamal Farg went to a fast-food restaurant on May 12 and molested two more women. Eight days later, he outraged his fourth victim’s modesty on an MRT train.
The Egyptian national was charged in court in June and was again out on bail when he molested a fifth woman in August.
On Nov 11, Sameh, 44, was sentenced to seven months and two weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three molestation charges. Two other charges were considered during sentencing.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Claire Poh told the court that the first victim, 23, had joined a queue at the National Stadium at around 6pm on March 8 to watch the concert by American singer Swift.
Sameh, who was in the vicinity, decided to join the queue despite not having a ticket for the event. He then stood behind the first victim and molested her.
DPP Poh said: “When (she) turned around to confront the accused, he ran to a tree and hid behind it.
“The first victim managed to approach a tourist who had filmed the accused standing close to the victim. She then asked the tourist to ‘airdrop’ the video on the tourist’s phone to her phone.”
The first victim told a security officer about what had happened when the concert ended, and the police arrested Sameh the next day.
While out on bail, he went to a fast-food restaurant in Marina Gardens Drive on May 12 and molested his second victim, 29, while she was queueing to order food at a kiosk.
After that, he molested his third victim, also 29, at the same eatery.
The second victim alerted the police on May 13 and officers managed to identify Sameh through footage from a CCTV camera.
The offender was travelling on a crowded MRT train on May 20 when he molested his fourth victim, 30, who lodged a police report the next day.
Court documents did not disclose what happened next, but Sameh was charged in court on June 5 before he was released on bail 21 days later.
Instead of keeping out of trouble, he reoffended yet again and molested his fifth victim on Aug 9 during the National Day celebrations in the Marina Bay area.
She alerted a security officer and Sameh was arrested soon after.
