Tech head jailed 10 days for 'amateurish' attempt to film female colleagues in toilet

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SINGAPORE - In an attempt to record videos of his female colleagues in the toilet, the head of technology at a company planted a camera in one of the cubicles in the women's toilet at work.

SINGAPORE - In an attempt to record videos of his female colleagues in the toilet, the head of technology at a company planted a camera in one of the cubicles in the women's toilet at work.

The court heard that at 8.30am on June 25, 2019, Balasingam-Chow, 44, installed the pinhole video camera, which he bought online a month before, in the women's toilet at work.She picked up the object, left the toilet and asked her colleagues, including Balasingam-Chow, who was"skilled in technology", if the camera belonged to anyone.

He called the crime a"victimless crime", and added that his client has voluntarily sought counselling at the Institute of Mental Health's National Addiction Management Service since July 2019.

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