Newly-married man jailed 28 days for taking upskirt photos at Tampines MRT

Lai Zi Yang was sentenced to 28 days’ jail after pleading guilty to one charge of taking voyeuristic images without consent. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

Andrew Wong

UPDATED Jun 09, 2025, 04:57 PM

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SINGAPORE - A man who was caught taking upskirt photos of an MRT commuter was found to have more than 100 images in his possession.

Lai Zi Yang, who registered his marriage in May 2025 , was on June 9 sentenced to 28 days’ jail after pleading guilty to one charge of taking voyeuristic images without consent.

A similar charge was taken into consideration during his sentencing.

The incident happened on Nov 1, 2024, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Teng Yin Hang.

The 26-year-old was travelling from Jalan Besar to meet his friend for dinner when he exited the train at the Tampines MRT station.

While on an escalator at the station, he spotted a woman dressed in a skirt in front of him.

Lai was often tempted to take upskirt photos whenever he saw women dressed in short skirts in close proximity to him.