A MAN who molested his domestic worker was jailed for 10 months
and ordered to be given three strokes of the cane on Monday.
Gerry Chan Cheow Kwang, 45, admitted to forcibly making the
25-year-old Indonesian maid masturbate him, touching her private
parts and sucking her breasts at his condominium unit in Woodlands
on Aug 1, 2008.
The court heard that Chan, a project manager, had asked the maid
to massage him that morning. While she was massaging him, he pulled
her towards him, lifted her T-shirt and brassiere, exposing her
breasts.
He then squeezed and sucked her breasts. When he tried to remove
her shorts, she struggled and he molested her.
He threatened the victim that she would die if she did not
comply with his demands. The victim reported to the police three
days later.
Chan, married with three children, could have been jailed for up
to three years, fined or caned or received any combined punishment.
A second charge was considered during his sentencing.
-- ST
