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For a 15 month period the man smelled the pits of 23 women. In elevators he sniffed and touched, in stair landings he savored their aroma and going into their homes his nose snorted their essence. Finally his aroma seeking was halted when a housewife reported him to the police.

While it may seem like a harsh sentence for a little nasal offense the court believed that the man would continue to molest women if he wasn't given the severe punishment.

In Singapore men can get the additional punishment of caning on the bum for offences ranging from vandalism to illegal possession of drugs and rape.