She found her stolen undies in don's bag
Man who teaches in China varsity pleads guilty to the theft
By Chong Chee Kin and Elena Chong 
Lee Wing Foon was making faces at a Straits Times photographer outside the Subordinate Courts, after his bail was extended. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
SHE had been warned by her friends staying in the hostel - keep your underwear safe, there is an undies thief on the prowl.
But Lisa (not her real name) thought 30 minutes was too short a time for anyone to pinch her underwear. So she left two bras and a pair of panties on a clothes-line outside her room and went to bathe.
The 21-year-old Nanyang Technological University (NTU) mathematics undergraduate returned 30 minutes later, and found her underwear gone.
The culprit, an associate professor teaching in a China university, pleaded guilty on Friday to the theft. Lee Wing Foon, 39, will be sentenced on April 7.
The Singaporean obtained his PhD from NTU before leaving to teach in China. At the time of the offences, he was back here during his leave.
Lisa said when she heard from a friend that the security guard in her hostel had detained a suspect, she went down to check. She found Lee there with her underwear in his haversack.
In court on Friday, Lee's lawyer, Mr Jose Charles, urged Community Court judge James Leong to call for a pre-sentence report before meting out the sentence.
He said his client suffers from a psychiatric disorder and started taking women's undergarments since he was around 14, as these items would sexually arouse him.
Lee, he said, had no intention of causing annoyance to the owners.
Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times. http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2...ry_209294.html