Ocamp accused says encounter with B was consensual
HK01 · 12 SOURCESabout 23 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
The High Court on August 31 heard the defendant’s video-recorded police interview about an alleged rape at a Hong Kong Red Cross joint orientation camp, alongside detailed testimony from complainant C about a separate alleged indecent assault after an Education University of Hong Kong orientation camp. The defendant, identified as Y.L.H., now 31, denies three counts of indecent assault, one count of rape and one count of voyeurism arising from incidents involving five women between January and August 2023. In the interview, he said his encounter with complainant B progressed “step by step”, that she kissed and touched him, and that he did not perceive any refusal before intercourse. C, however, told the court that he touched her thigh, isolated the car on a side road, pressed his clothed groin against her and touched her chest before stopping only after she forcefully demanded to go home.
Key Points
- The charges allege indecent assault against complainant A at Fei Ngo Shan on January 13, 2023, rape of B at Tai Tong on July 23, and three further Ocamp-related offences in August 2023.
- In his police interview, Y.L.H. said he met B at pre-camp events, held her hand at the campfire, and they became physically close during card games and group activities.
- He said that after another male participant left the room, he and B looked at each other, kissed, touched each other, removed clothing and had sex without a condom.
- According to the interview, B asked “Why me?” before intercourse, and he replied that he liked her; he also claimed she said campsite sex felt exciting.
- C testified that after post-camp drinking, he drove her toward Tuen Mun, twice touched her thigh, covered the windows with sunshades, spread her legs and rubbed against her for about three seconds.
Why It Matters
The trial now places sharply conflicting accounts of consent and boundaries before the jury, with the defendant describing mutual intimacy with B while C described repeated verbal objections in a separate incident. Because the allegations span orientation camps, a private car and multiple complainants, the case is likely to draw attention to student safety, reporting and conduct in Hong Kong social settings.