A woman from Hong Kong has been arrested for falsely accusing a man of rape, PJ spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.
Lei identified the suspect as a 20-year-old female surnamed Huang who claimed to be jobless. The victim is a 35-year-old mainland man surnamed Zhan who works in a cardboard-recycling operation.
According to Lei, Huang met Zhan in early December in Macau. They engaged in commercial sex at a hotel in Zape, for which Zhan paid the woman 4,000 patacas. On Wednesday evening, Zhan arranged to meet Huang in a hotel guestroom in the northern district for commercial sex again, agreeing to discuss payment afterwards. They left the room together, with Zhan accompanying Huang to a taxi. However, Zhan continually delayed payment and never paid Huang.
Lei noted that after Huang did not receive any money from Zhan for her services, she reported the case to the Public Security Police (PSP) on Friday, falsely claiming that she had been violently raped and secretly photographed by Zhan.
Lei added that Zhan was intercepted while leaving Macau through the Barrier Gate checkpoint on Friday afternoon. Under questioning, Zhan admitted that he had not paid for the sex but denied causing any harm to Huang. Lei said that medical examinations found no signs of physical resistance on Huang, confirming that she had falsely reported the rape due to the non-payment issue.
However, the police discovered nude photos of Huang changing clothes on Zhan’s phone, indicating illicit filming. The Judiciary Police (PJ) have launched a separate investigation into Zhan for invasion of privacy, according to Lei.
Huang has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing a charge of making a false report.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou looks on during yesterday’s regular press conference. – Photo: Ada Lei
