British woman jailed 6-yrs for blackmail after accusing banker of rape

A British woman who said she was raped in Hong Kong has been sentenced to six years in prison for blackmail and preventing the course of public justice.

Isabel Rose, 26, from Hackney in east London, alleged that she was raped by a British banker when she travelled to Hong Kong in 2024 to visit the man she had met a month earlier in Thailand.

The man was arrested after she reported the alleged rape to police. He was released without charge after being questioned.

Rose was arrested the following day and, following a trial, convicted in March this year.

The Hong Kong District Court rejected Rose’s evidence and accepted the man’s account. Rose denied the charges against her.

On Wednesday, Judge Adriana Tse sentenced Rose to five years in prison for blackmail and three years for perverting the course of justice. She will serve one year consecutively.

The judge said Rose had “not shown an iota of remorse” and said the allegations against the man were “completely fabricated”.

The case centered around allegations that Rose demanded money from the British banker, who was not named for legal reasons.

She was charged with extorting HK$1.05 million (£100,000) from him.

Rose arrived in Hong Kong on January 31, 2024, about a month after meeting the man in Thailand. She alleged that she was raped in his apartment about 12 hours after landing in Hong Kong and reported it to police. –Independent

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