Hong Kong man gets 11 years’ jail for rape, robbery, fraud and blackmail – and then demands return of winning betting ticket used as evidence
- Ko Wai-kin, 34, sent to prison after exploiting victim by ‘extremely despicable means’ but was more concerned about HK$30,000 soccer match winnings
An unemployed Hong Kong man who raped, robbed and cheated a young woman out of HK$220,000 (US$28,200) while posing as a rich American businessman demanded prosecutors return a winning betting ticket even after he was jailed for 11 years on Friday.
Ko Wai-kin, 34, was found guilty by a jury of five men and two women on 13 charges of fraud, theft, robbery, blackmail, indecent assault and rape after five hours of deliberations.
On a separate count of fraud, Ko admitted swindling HK$500 out of an Uber driver in September 2016.
Madam Justice Maggie Poon Man-kay slammed Ko for exploiting the woman’s innocence with “extremely despicable means” until the victim lost nearly all of her savings and developed depression as she had to repay loans.
But Ko appeared impassive and demanded prosecutors return a Jockey Club soccer betting ticket – admitted as evidence – which had won him HK$30,000 (US$3,840) over a soccer match between Stoke City and Swansea City on October 31, 2016.
“He’s still asking for it?” the judge said. “No. He’s already very lucky that I haven’t ordered any compensation.”
