Man pleads guilty after getting caught for riding motorcycle in the nude around Singapore

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Still remember the man who was spotted riding his motorcycle around Singapore in the nude?

According to Straits Times, 25-year-old man, Yeo Qi Wei pleaded guilty to two counts of appearing nude in public and one count of criminal trespass. Reportedly, five other charges will be considered during sentencing.

He committed all his offences on 9 June and 10 June respectively last year.

First incident

On 9 June 2021, Yeo entered Singapore Shopping Centre in Clemenceau Avenue at around 12.30am. When approached by a security officer, he told the security officer that he was going to the fifth storey for a massage.

The security officer then went to a security counter and continued to observe the 25-year-old man through closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitor. He saw that Yeo had gone to the fourth storey.

He then followed Yeo and heard a loud sound. The security officer later saw Yeo inside one of the units and it had a damaged door.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Jordon Li told the court that Yeo did not respond to the security officer. The security officer later returned to the security counter to call the police. Yeo then left the building.

“The accused was captured on CCTV forcing open the door to the unit and damaging it. The CCTV also captured the accused entering the premises, connecting his laptop to a TV and watching something on it for a while before eventually leaving the premises after the complainant came,” said the Deputy Public Prosecutor.

Another incident

In a separate incident, Yeo was seen clad in his underwear by another man at a carpark in Toa Payoh on the morning of 10 June 2021.

Yeo later took off his underwear and climbed onto the man’s vehicle. Yeo rode then away on his motorcycle, naked, which was parked nearby. According to the report, Yeo left his underwear on the man’s vehicle.

Later that morning, another eyewitness in Choa Chu Kang saw Yeo entirely nude and he appeared to be touching his private parts aka KKJ at a staircase landing of a block of flats.

Police received 8 reports about the naked man

The Deputy Public Prosecutor said between 5.43am and 3.36pm on 10 June, the police received eight reports involving Yeo being naked in public places.

Following the sighting of the naked Yeo, photos and videos of him riding his motorcycle around Singapore while naked were also circulating on the Internet.

The court heard that Yeo, who has a degree in banking and finance, was referred to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) during investigations into the case and was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder. Deputy Public Prosecutor Li said that Yeo had likely experienced symptoms of a manic episode for about a week prior to 10 June 2021.

He also added that while the IMH psychiatrist assessed Yeo to be not of unsound mind at the time of the offences, the IMH psychiatrist also opined that Yeo’s bipolar affective disorder had a substantive contributory link to his offending behaviour.

“The accused was assessed (to have) a low risk of offending and recommended for close follow-up with psychiatric services,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Jordon Li.

District Judge Kessler Soh then called for a report to assess Yeo’s suitability for a mandatory treatment order (MTO).

Offenders given an MTO will undergo treatment for their mental condition in lieu of jail time.

Reportedly, Yeo will be sentenced on 5 May 2022.


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