A mainland woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for falsely accusing a man of rape on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.
The press conference was held at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape.
Lei identified the suspect as a 39-year-old mainlander surnamed Yan who told police that she is a physical therapist.
According to Lei, the Public Security Police (PSP) transferred Yan and the victim from the Chinese mainland to the Judiciary Police (PJ) on Tuesday night, where Yan maintained that she was overpowered and raped by the man in a hotel guestroom in Cotai, demanding that he be charged.
Lei said that PJ officers investigating the alleged case realised that multiple pieces of evidence contradicted the woman’s account. The evidence gathered by the police showed she had breakfast with the man after the alleged rape and that she unsuccessfully demanded HK$10,000 through a phone message to the man. Besides, a medical examination revealed no signs of defensive wounds on Yan’s body, while their telecommunication records showed that a row arose between them after the alleged incident as Yan demanded payment for the sexual intercourse.
Yan and the man met while travelling by coach from the mainland to Macau on Monday and they entered the special administrative region together. In the evening, according to Lei, Yan accepted the victim’s invitation to “rest” in his hotel room in Cotai, where they engaged in sexual intercourse. Subsequently, both argued about money, leading Yan to wrongly accuse the victim of rape, Lei said.
Yan has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing a charge of making a false police report.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou looks on during yesterday’s regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape. – Photo: Armindo Neves
