Man on trial over indecent assault and rape allegations
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Summary
A 31-year-old defendant, identified as Y, appeared in the High Court on Monday after pleading not guilty to five charges arising from separate alleged incidents in 2023. The charges comprise three counts of indecent assault, one count of rape and one count of voyeurism, involving five women identified in court as A to E. Prosecutors said the allegations span an encounter after a night out in Lan Kwai Fong, a camping activity in Yuen Long, and an orientation camp linked to the Education University of Hong Kong. The first prosecution witness, complainant A, told the court the defendant drove her to Fei Ngo Shan instead of taking her to Kwun Tong and allegedly assaulted her in the car after she fell asleep
Key Points
- The indictment alleges Y indecently assaulted woman A on January 13, 2023, at Fei Ngo Shan on Jat's Incline Road in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon
- He is also charged with raping woman B on July 23, 2023, in a room at the Po Leung Kuk Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday Camp in Yuen Long
- Two further allegations concern women C and D at an Education University orientation camp in August 2023, plus a voyeurism charge involving woman E
- Prosecutors said A met the defendant through social media, drank in Lan Kwai Fong, then left in his car while a male friend stayed behind to care for her intoxicated female friend
- A testified she drank five small shots of tequila and two small Jagerbombs, said “don’t” and “I don’t want to” during the incident, but the defendant allegedly forced her to masturbate him before ejaculating on her stomach
Why It Matters
The case brings together allegations from several social settings familiar to many Hong Kong residents, including nightlife districts, camps and university orientation activities. Its progress in the High Court will be closely watched because it concerns how the criminal justice system handles multiple sexual offence allegations involving different complainants in one trial