A local man touched a female passenger’s buttocks on a bus three times last Monday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.
Wong identified the suspect as a 68-year-old local man surnamed Ieong. He told the police that he works as a gardener. The victim is a local woman in her thirties.
According to Wong, Ieong and the victim got on the same bus last Friday at Avenida Marginal Flor de Lótus in Taipa, after which a bump caused their buttocks to touch each other. The victim felt uncomfortable and moved away from Ieong, but Ieong moved near her and touched her buttocks twice again.
Ieong and the victim got off the bus together in Praça de Ponte e Horta later, when the victim reported the incident to the police immediately. She identified Ieong, who was still nearby when the police arrived at the scene, where he was arrested. Wong said Ieong claimed that he was shopping nearby and thus was still hanging around the area
Under questioning, Ieong admitted bumping the victim’s buttocks with his, and because he was “aroused” then touched her buttocks twice again on the bus.
Ieong has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing a sexual harassment charge, according to Wong.
Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon looks on during yesterday’s press conference.
– Photo: William Chan
