A mainland woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for falsely accusing a man of rape after a gambling dispute, PJ spokesman Cheong Sio Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.
The Judiciary Police received a referral from the Public Security Police (PSP) on Sunday about a suspected rape case at a hotel in Cotai.
According to Cheong, the 34-year-old suspect surnamed Zhou works as a salesperson. Zhou and the man, both mainlanders, met at a casino on Friday. Zhou went to the man’s guestroom later that day. Zhou claimed to have been raped by him on Saturday morning and reported the case to the police on Sunday.
The police discovered that the information provided by Zhou was inconsistent with the details of the case. The police discovered that after Zhou claimed to have been raped, she still gambled with the man in a casino, and only reported the case on Sunday.
Under questioning, Zhou admitted to falsely accusing the man of rape because of a gambling dispute, in which the man allegedly owed her 5,000 yuan (5,500 patacas).
Cheong did not elaborate on what the gambling dispute was all about.
Cheong noted that Zhou has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) where she is facing a charge of making a false report.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Sio Keong looks on during yesterday’s regular press conference. – Photo: Ada Lei
