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A man who tricked dozens of women into sending him pictures of their genitals by posing as a female gynecologist on Facebook has been sentenced to prison in Singapore.
State courts on Wednesday found Ooi Chuen Wei, 37, from Malaysia, guilty of “personal fraud” and sentenced him to three years and four months in prison.
Ooi used a fake Facebook profile to contact the women, asking them to fill out surveys that included questions about their genitals and sex lives, according to court documents. case reported by CNN.
Over a period of 4 years, he tricked 38 women and got back almost 1,000 intimate photos and videos.
The offenses came to light last July when a woman, who became suspicious of Ooi and realized there was no such doctor, filed a police report.
The police then raided Ooi’s house and seized his devices. During the police investigation, he admitted to defrauding the women, according to court documents.
Deputy Prosecutor R. Arvindren requested a prison sentence of at least three years and eight months against Ooi, citing the large number of victims and how long Ooi had continued his deceit.
Arvindren said: “The defendant made a carefully thought out plan to satisfy his sexual desires.
“(He) pretended he was a female doctor and tricked several victims into submitting various compromising photos and videos of themselves. (He) abused the trust the public had in doctors and he took advantage of social media to commit crimes,” he added.
