Rape suspect who called himself the ‘chubby cupid’ online pretended to be policeman and boasted about his legal knowledge to victims, Hong Kong court hears
- Kitchen hand Mui Kam-tim has pleaded not guilty to charges including indecent assault, rape, and attempted rape
- Three women have claimed he attacked them after meeting him for a drink in Mong Kok bar
A kitchen hand charged with rape and indecent assault pretended to be a policeman, and boasted about his legal knowledge of sexual offences to one of the three women he is accused of attacking, a Hong Kong court heard on Monday.
Mui Kam-tim, 26, sent photographs of what appeared to be a police notebook and another depicting the police academy in Wong Chuk Hang to two of the women, before he allegedly forced himself on them two years ago, the High Court heard.
He told all three he belonged to “the force”, and was tasked with investigating drugs, gambling and prostitution. But after his arrest, he told police he was referring to his previous job as a security guard, and meant “security force”.
Mui has pleaded not guilty to one count of indecent assault, one of attempted rape, one of buggery, and one of rape between April and September, 2017.
Opening his case, assistant director of public prosecutions Ned Lai Ka-yee said that Mui, then about 24, met two of the victims on dating app SweetRing, and the third on Instagram.