The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed a local man for arson, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference.
Leng identified the suspect as a 31-year-old female surnamed Zhong, who claimed to be a “livestream saleswoman”.
According to Leng, the Judiciary Police received a report from Zhong on Thursday in which she claimed that she had been raped by a man in a hotel guestroom in Cotai.
Upon investigation, Leng said, PJ officers confirmed that Zhong met the man on March 20, after which they kept in touch. At around 1 p.m. on Thursday, they met at a casino and gambled together, adding that about one to two hours later, the woman followed the victim to his hotel guestroom, where they had sexual intercourse, the woman told the police.
Afterwards, both continued gambling, but later got into a dispute over money, after which the woman reported the alleged rape to the police. Zhong claimed that she had sex with the man against her will, Leng said.
However, based on the man’s statements and on-site evidence, investigators found that the woman’s allegations did not match the actual circumstances, Leng said, adding that a medical examination revealed no visible injuries to Zhong’s body.
Zhong has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) on Saturday, facing a false accusation charge.
Young man falls victim to prostitution scam, loses 24,530 yuan
Meanwhile, a young local man fell victim to a prostitution scam in which he lost 24,530 yuan (28,700 patacas), PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during the same press conference on Monday.
According to Leng, on Friday the victim met a purported “customer service” provider through the messaging app Telegram, who claimed to be able to arrange a “sexual partner” for him.
Following the instructions, the victim added “friend” from several Telegram accounts, purportedly belonging to women, through which he could contact them.
At 11:30 p.m., Leng said that the “customer service” provider recommended a woman to him and requested payment in advance. During the process, the “customer service” provider sent two Alipay QR codes, and young man made two transfers totalling 6,530 yuan, Leng said.
After that, the “customer service” provider told him to switch to WeChat transfers, after which the he made 11 transfers via WeChat, totalling 18,000 yuan, according to Leng.
After the transfers were completed, Leng said that the fraudster claimed that a woman would contact the victim shortly. However, after waiting for a long time without receiving any message or being able to reach the other party again, the victim finally suspected he had been scammed and reported the case to the Judiciary Police, Leng said.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon looks on during Monday’s regular press conference. – Photo: Armindo Neves
