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Jasmine Siu

A Hong Kong international school student accused of raping his friend was found not guilty on Thursday.
A jury of six women and one man cleared Matthew Tan Ming-hei, 19, of one count of rape by a verdict of 6-1 after four hours of deliberation.
The High Court previously heard a woman, referred to as “X” to protect her identity, accuse Tan of raping her in his Pok Fu Lam home after they went out drinking on May 1, 2017. Both were 17 years old at the time.
She said that after the alleged incident she attempted suicide.
Tan pleaded not guilty before Madam Justice Maggie Poon Man-kay and denied all allegations.
He told the jury he had no recollection of that night because he had been drinking and his mother said he took medicine after he got home.
The court heard that Tan had been diagnosed with depression in 2014, requiring medication that might affect his sexual functions and make him drowsier and more impulsive.
Tan also revealed in his testimony that he had consensual and unprotected sex with X a week before the alleged rape.
His defence counsel, Peter Duncan SC, has reserved the right to apply for legal costs against the prosecution after securing the acquittal.


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The High Court in Admiralty. The defence counsel reserved the right to seek legal costs from the prosecution. Photo: Roy Issa

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Jury of six women and one man clear Matthew Tan, 19, of one count of rape by a verdict of 6-1 after four hours of deliberation
But Tan testified that he had consensual sex with accuser a week before alleged rape



Jury of six women and one man clear Matthew Tan, 19, of one count of rape by a verdict of 6-1 after four hours of deliberation.
