A 38-year-old male nurse was sentenced to 10 months in prison and two strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to molesting his 21-year-old female understudy at a Singapore hospital [1, 2, 3, 4]. The victim had recently started working at the hospital and was assigned the nurse as her buddy to show her the ropes [1, 2, 3, 4].
The main molestation occurred on January 13, 2025, during a night shift when the victim was on a break and napping in a massage chair [1, 2, 3, 4]. The nurse touched, squeezed, and massaged her for about three minutes despite her resisting and verbally telling him to stop. She pushed him away multiple times and tried to get up, but he continued [1, 2, 3, 4]. The nurse also attempted to kiss her on the lips, but she turned and he kissed her cheek instead [1, 2, 3, 4].
The victim finally pushed him hard enough that he stopped and left the room. She left about five minutes later and went to the nursing station, where she cried before reporting the incident [1, 2, 3, 4].
This was not the first incident. In November 2024, the nurse had already molested the victim by groping her chest [1, 2, 3, 4]. The victim was hesitant to report at the time because she was new and worried about others' opinions [1, 2, 3, 4].
A gag order protects the identities of the victim, offender, and hospital [1, 2, 3, 4].
The sentence was delivered on May 15, 2025, after the male nurse pleaded guilty [1, 2, 3, 4]. He faces 10 months in prison and two strokes of the cane for his offenses [1, 2, 3, 4].
