SINGAPORE: A condominium security guard posed as a police officer and tried to extort S$10,000 from a visitor, claiming to have evidence that the man illegally entered the condominium and had sex inside a toilet.
The condominium's management required all visitors to report to the guard house and do SafeEntry check-in before entering the estate. Ganesan's responsibilities as a security guard were to ensure that visitors did this and to conduct patrols. He approached them and accused the victim of trespassing into Seahill. He also claimed to have photographed them leaving the toilet together.
Ganesan then asked the victim,"How you want to settle?" When the victim asked if he wanted"tips", Ganesan asked for S$10,000. Fearful, the victim agreed to pay Ganesan S$2,000 first and transfer the remainder within a week. He asked to return home to prepare the money and the security guard agreed.For the rest of that day, Ganesan continued to threaten the victim with calls and text messages.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Gabriel Choong asked for two-and-a-half years' jail and three to six strokes of the cane, citing Ganesan's"extended course of conduct, which instilled fear in the victim over 22 hours".
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