SINGAPORE, April 10 -- A man who volunteered as a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician was sentenced to 12 months in jail after using his position to take voyeuristic photographs of patients over a span of three years.

The Straits Times reported that Liew Meng Fatt, 57, targeted multiple women while working part-time at two TCM clinics between August 2020 and September 2022, secretly capturing images of their exposed bodies during treatment sessions.

According to the report, the prosecution told the court that he would ask the patients to lie face down for acupuncture or other treatments and would then take photos of their exposed breasts or genital area.

Liew continued taking photos even when other people were present in the r...