British woman who reported Hong Kong rape convicted of blackmail
The Straits Times
Prosecutors accused her of threatening to “make a false report to the police”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong - A British woman faces jail in Hong Kong after being convicted on March 4 of blackmail and perverting justice for untruthfully reporting she had been raped by a banker in the city.
Isabel Rose, 25, met the British man involved in the case in Thailand before linking up with him again in Hong Kong in January 2024, according to court documents.
She filed a rape report in February that year, days after an encounter with the banker, who was subsequently arrested.
But he was reportedly released without charge, and instead Rose was charged with one count of blackmail and one of perverting the course of justice.
Prosecutors accused her of threatening to “make a false report to the police” to extort up to £100,000 (S$170,000) from the man.
District Court Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching said the prosecution had “proved both charges beyond all reasonable doubt”.
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