Peeping Tom suspect caught at Hall of Residence 16

By Khairul Anwar

TAKING A SHOWER? Hall of Residence 16 president Paul Lee (in blue singlet) warns residents to be careful. This is the second time residents caught an alleged peeping Tom in Hall 16. PHOTO: Tan Zheng Yee

Two students from Hall of Residence 16 caught a fellow resident allegedly taking videos of male students showering early morning on 13 Oct.

A second-year School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering student who only wanted to be known as George told the Nanyang Chronicle he was in the shower at 1am when he noticed someone holding an iPhone above his cubicle door.

He rushed out to confront the peeping Tom, later identified as a 24-year-old current Hall 16 resident, but the suspect hid in another cubicle to avoid capture.

George then called his roommate for help. They confronted the guy as soon as he stepped out of the bathroom. They also alerted campus security, who in turn called the police.

George and his roommate said they found 66 videos of male students showering saved in the suspect’s mobile phone.

The suspect, a final-year student from the National Institute of Education, had allegedly attempted to delete the videos while hiding in the bathroom.

But the pair unearthed them in a folder of recently deleted items after they confronted him.

“We’re supposed to feel safe and secure, but now I can’t shower without looking over my shoulder,” George said.

Police officers at the scene told the Nanyang Chronicle that the case is under further investigation.

This is the second time a peeping Tom was caught allegedly targeting men showering in Hall 16. Last semester, another student was found to have taken photographs of other residents in the shower.

Hall 16 President Paul Lee said: “We strongly advise all residents 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 the toilet cubicles.”

With additional reporting by Fiona Mei Robinson