Couple Jailed for Public Indecency after Wife Performs Explicit TikTok Live Stream at HDB Block

A Vietnamese woman and her Singaporean husband were sentenced to three weeks in jail on 20 Feb 2025 for public indecency.

The incident took place on 27 Sep 2024 at Block 266, Boon Lay Drive.

According to Lianhe Zaobao, the woman was seen wearing a see-through dress and made indecent gestures during a TikTok live stream session in exchange for tips from netizens.

Woman Performed Obscene Acts During Live Stream

The woman, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, 31, was skimpily dressed and performed explicit acts while live streaming on the ground floor of the HDB block.

Her husband, Adrian Ching Kah Siang, 36, kept watch during the incident to ensure his wife’s live stream was not interrupted.

Two residents spotted the act and called the police. They recorded videos of the incident from the second floor as evidence.

Police Intervention and Legal Proceedings

Police arrested Nguyen at around 3pm on the same day. Ching was later arrested on 10 Jan 2025.

They were each jailed for three weeks.

In Ching’s case, the prosecution urged the judge to impose an equal penalty, arguing that he assisted his wife’s crime by keeping watch.

The prosecution highlighted that the incident happened on a Friday when students were returning from school. Nguyen initially denied the charges but changed her plea after police showed video evidence.

Both faced two charges each. The couple pleaded guilty to one charge at the court, with the judge taking the second charge into consideration.

Ching asked for a gag order from the judge to bar the media from publishing their names, citing family concerns and to protect Nguyen’s dignity. The judge rejected this request.

Public Indecency Laws in Singapore

In Singapore, indecent exposure and obscene acts in public are serious offenses governed by multiple laws.

Under section 27A of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, appearing nude in public or even in a private place exposed to public view is illegal, carrying penalties of up to $2,000 in fines or 3 months imprisonment, or both.

The police have the authority to arrest offenders, and can even enter private premises without permission to make such arrests.