Hong Kong pair cleared of raping domestic helper, defence says man had one-night stand with worker that led to divorce


A divorced couple accused of conspiring to rape their domestic helper in Hong Kong were on Friday acquitted of the charge, after they contended that the male employer had a one-night stand with the worker, resulting in the pair’s separation.

Former part-time cook Chan Chim-tak, 48, and his ex-wife, restaurant worker Lai Chi-san, 36, earlier stood accused before a High Court jury of assaulting the helper in a high-rise flat at Hung Fuk Estate in Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long, on January 21, 2018.

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