A 19-year-old was charged on Tuesday with causing wrongful restraint to a girl while molesting her.

Tan Wee Ming allegedly touched the 16-year-old's private parts while grabbing her hands and pressing her down at a rubbish dump near a block of flats in Toa Payoh on June 23.

He was remanded for investigation for a week. If convicted he faces a jail term of between two and 10 years plus caning.