A teenage boy accused of raping a 15-year-old Facebook friend in Hong Kong denied ever meeting her, a court heard on Friday.
The 17-year-old Nepali pleaded not guilty to one count of rape as his trial opened in the High Court, a month after his lawyers filed a notice of alibi claiming his mother could vouch for him being at home all day when the sexual assault allegedly took place on July 31, 2017.
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