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A doctor who was found to have taken more than 3,200 upskirt videos was struck off the medical register in July, a disciplinary tribunal for the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) said.
In grounds made available on Tuesday (Sep 20), the tribunal said the strike off order against Chu Ben Wee would “not only be proportionate” to the severity of his offences but also “necessary for it to be a strong deterrence”.
“We had to consider whether the reputation of the profession would be placed at risk, if members of the public became aware that a member of the profession who has committed these offences on so many occasions, is still allowed to remain on the rolls after a disciplinary hearing,” they said.
A striking off order removes a medical professional from the official register, which bars them from practicing their profession.
Chu was sentenced to three years’ jail in December 2020 after he was convicted of four charges of outrage of modesty for taking upskirt videos of women using a shoe he had modified to conceal a GoPro camera.
He took the videos at places like hospitals, malls and junior colleges – including an incident in which he wore a uniform to pose as a student during a career fair at Victoria Junior College (VJC) while on bail.
In total, he was arrested three times.
In view of his offences, the SMC proposed that Chu’s name be removed from the Register of Medical Practitioners, as well as to pay the costs and expenses related to the proceedings, including the costs of solicitors for the Council.
Chu countered in his mitigation plea that a suspension of 13 months – with “the other usual consequential orders” – is “fair and appropriate”. His lawyer also proposed a suspension of 13 to 14 months.
A doctor who was found to have taken more than 3,200 upskirt videos was struck off the medical register in July, a disciplinary tribunal for the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) said.
In grounds made available on Tuesday (Sep 20), the tribunal said the strike off order against Chu Ben Wee would “not only be proportionate” to the severity of his offences but also “necessary for it to be a strong deterrence”.
“We had to consider whether the reputation of the profession would be placed at risk, if members of the public became aware that a member of the profession who has committed these offences on so many occasions, is still allowed to remain on the rolls after a disciplinary hearing,” they said.
A striking off order removes a medical professional from the official register, which bars them from practicing their profession.
Chu was sentenced to three years’ jail in December 2020 after he was convicted of four charges of outrage of modesty for taking upskirt videos of women using a shoe he had modified to conceal a GoPro camera.
He took the videos at places like hospitals, malls and junior colleges – including an incident in which he wore a uniform to pose as a student during a career fair at Victoria Junior College (VJC) while on bail.
In total, he was arrested three times.
In view of his offences, the SMC proposed that Chu’s name be removed from the Register of Medical Practitioners, as well as to pay the costs and expenses related to the proceedings, including the costs of solicitors for the Council.
Chu countered in his mitigation plea that a suspension of 13 months – with “the other usual consequential orders” – is “fair and appropriate”. His lawyer also proposed a suspension of 13 to 14 months.