Hong Kong, March 3, 2026 (AFP) - British woman who reported Hong Kong rape convicted of blackmail

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A British woman faces jail in Hong Kong after being convicted on Tuesday 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 subsequentl......

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