Everything you need to know about the NTU Peeping Tom in 60 sec

Last Updated on 2016-11-15 , 6:25 pm

Whoever said peeping tom only peep at girls? In NTU, a peeping tom was reported being caught for taking video of another male resident showering in a cubicle at Hall of Residence 16.

This incident happened on Thursday, 13 October 2016.

The suspect is a 24-year-old final-year student from the National Institute of Education. He is also a resident at Hall 16.

When the victim was taking a shower at 1 am, he caught the suspect holding an iPhone above his cubicle door The suspect then hid in another cubicle to avoid being caught. The victim then called his roommate for help and they confronted the suspect as soon as he stepped out of the bathroom. They also alerted the campus security, who in turn called the police.

While hiding in the bathroom, the suspected attempted to delete the videos he took. Unfortunate for him, the victim and his roommate found the videos in the ‘recently deleted’ folder of his iPhone.

Police said they received a call to assist at 2.07am. A 24-year-old man was arrested for “possession of obscene material”.

Apparently, this isn’t the first case of peeping tom in Hall 16. Last semester there was another similar case of a student who was found to have taken photographs of other residents in the shower.

Hall 16 President Paul Lee advised all residents that in every hall, no matter their gender, to be careful when they shower or use the washroom. No one is safe, so bathe quickly and be observant of the openings in toilet cubicles.

A full investigation of this case is still on-going.

Should they start having a buddy system for showers to prevent such incidents?

Featured image: Tan Zheng Yee

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