7 prison officers arrested after woman allegedly gang raped at Hong Kong party
- Woman, 31, tells police she was raped after passing out at party she attended with friends at Mirador Mansion in Tsim Sha Tsui
- Correctional services says it attaches great importance to conduct and ethics of officers and has strict disciplinary requirements
Seven prison officers have been suspended from duty after being arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a woman in a Hong Kong flat, the Post has learned.
Three suspects were accused of raping the 31-year-old woman in a Mirador Mansion flat on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui in the early hours of Sunday, a source said on Wednesday.
The Post has learned that a preliminary investigation revealed that some of the other four suspects were allegedly standing around the bed masturbating during the incident.
The source said the woman told police she was drunk and passed out before she was raped.
The investigation showed she met a man, 31, and a woman, 34, in the Lan Kwai Fong entertainment hub in Central last year, and they became friends. The man claimed he was a Correctional Services Department employee.
On Saturday night, she and the 34-year-old woman went to the Tsim Sha Tsui flat to attend a party. The 31-year-old man and seven prison officers were also there. They all played card games and drank.
Soon after midnight, her two acquaintances left, leaving her and the other seven men in the flat, the source said. They continued to drink. The woman later passed out.