by Elena Chong
A FORMER Singapore Zoological Gardens veterinarian was charged
in court on Monday with four counts of molesting a 21-year-old
woman.
Oh Soon Hock, 52, who is now working elsewhere, allegedly
molested the young woman then working at the zoo between January
and March 27 last year.
Then head of veterinary department, he allegedly squeezed the
woman's breasts and kissed her on two of the occasions at Mandai
Lake Road.
Oh, who joined the zoo in 1990, quit in April last year.
Oh, also a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, is
represented by Mr Shashi Nathan and Ms Tania Chin.
Bail of $15,000 was offered. A pre-trial conference has been
fixed for Jan 10.