Insurance broker convicted in drunken rape case
HK01 · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A High Court jury found 24-year-old insurance broker Cheung Chung-yui guilty of rape after a trial over an incident in July 2023 at a unit in the Guardian Centre in Hung Hom . The court adjourned the case to September 30 for mitigation and sentencing, pending a trauma report on the complainant and a psychological report on the defendant, who was remanded in custody .
Key Points
- Cheung was charged with raping woman X on July 7, 2023, at Room 903, 9/F, Guardian Centre, 3 Hok Yuen Street East, Hung Hom .
- The prosecution said the parties met that night at SPACE X bar on Knutsford Terrace, where Cheung and his friend approached X and her female friend .
- After X's friend left, X went with Cheung and Chan to an industrial building studio in Hung Hom, where she became heavily intoxicated, vomited and felt dizzy .
- The court heard Cheung carried X into a room in a “princess carry”; X said she was then forcibly kissed, digitally penetrated and raped while crying and saying no .
- In police caution, Cheung said X had told him she “wanted to do it”, while in evidence he claimed X flirted, moaned for about 10 minutes and later asked for sex .
Why It Matters
The case now moves to sentencing, with the judge seeking reports on both the complainant's trauma and the defendant's psychological condition before deciding punishment . The split but clear 5-2 jury verdict also closes the trial phase and leaves the court to focus on sentence and the impact on the victim .