Briton cleared of molest after paying $5,000 to compound cas

[Latka]

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Briton cleared of molest after paying $5,000 to compound case

By Elena Chong

 

A Briton was acquitted on Tuesday of molesting a woman at Clarke Quay after the case was compounded.

 

Recruitment executive Austin Charles Arnold Cowburn, 35, had compounded the matter by paying $5,000 to the 30-year-old woman, who was in court with her husband.

 

Mr Cowburn, originally accused of grabbing her buttocks at China One Pub at Clarke Quay on April 3, apologised to the woman in open court.

 

He was on holiday here when the alleged offence took place. He said outside court that he was looking forward to going back to Britain, and to seeing his mother and father. Anyone convicted of outrage of modesty may be jailed for up to two years, fined, caned or received any combined punishment

 

[Latka]

Times must be pretty bad for this couple.

[David]

Times must be pretty bad for this couple.

 

The couple can consider to get more...with this statement.

 

[Latka]

The couple can consider to get more...with this statement.

 

The wife song and the hubby happy wif the money can oready.

[David]

Read properly.