For running a business providing massage services in an establishment without a licence, year-old Choo Kon Ying was sentenced to two weeks' jail on Tuesday Nov Ong was given a harsher punishment because he is a repeat offender with a conviction under the Massage Establishments Act. He ran the outfit with his wife, who helped with cashiering, overseeing accounts and logistics, and hiring. On May 3 last year, a compliance management officer attached to the police's central division visited the spa with his colleagues to conduct a check.
The customer had visited the spa several times before. On this occasion, he was greeted by Choo at the counter, who showed him pictures of three women for his pick.
There, the masseuse took off her pants, climbed on top of him in her underwear, and massaged him. The police in their subsequent investigations found and seized condoms from a container in a staff room at the spa. It was also not Ong's first brush with the law. In , he ran another massage establishment called Monte Aesthetic at Cuppage Plaza, where a masseuse offered oral sex to customers.
District Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan said enhanced penalties in the relevant act were targeted at unlicensed massage establishments, particularly those that engaged in vice activities. He noted that there had been a marked increase in the number of unlicensed massage establishments, with a 40 per cent increase between and He noted their pleas of guilt, but said that the mitigating weight was reduced as there was clear evidence against them.
The defence lawyer asked for bail pending appeal, noting that the couple, who live in Malaysia, have been coming to Singapore for court hearings as required. Skip Navigation Jump to Main.
