Married chef dupes single mother into ‘exorcism sex’ to purge her bewitched son, Hong Kong court hears
- Man Ka-ying acquaints with woman on messaging app WeChat and has sex with her twice to ‘purge’ her bewitched four-year-old son, court hears
- He will remain in custody till October 11, as judge waits for victim-impact report before determining sentence terms
A married chef duped a single mother into “exorcism sex” with him twice, pretending it was the instruction of a female exorcist he impersonated in order to purge her bewitched son, a local court heard on Friday.
Unbeknown to the 30-year-old woman, the supposed female spiritual master – who went by the alias “Black Rose” – was in fact 42-year-old part-time chef Man Ka-ying, the District Court was told.
Prosecutors said he acquainted with the victim on Chinese social messaging app WeChat, and claimed her four-year-old son had been possessed by evil spirits under the guise of an exorcist.
On Friday, he pleaded guilty to two counts of procuring unlawful sexual acts by false pretences. He will remain in custody before receiving his sentence on October 11, awaiting a victim impact report.
Prosecutors said Man engaged the single mother in WeChat conversations in January 2018. Using the pseudonym “MAN”, he claimed he had met a female exorcist from Wuhan, of Hubei province, who could perform spiritual acts on people to change their fates and get rid of their misfortunes.
The woman paid no heed at first, but later asked him for help on July 24 last year, when she worried her son had been possessed by spirits.