Hong Kong woman escaped rape after distracting attacker by praising his physique
Chef sentenced to four years for subjecting nightclub worker to terrifying ordeal in dark alley
A young chef was jailed for four years on Thursday for attempting to rape a nightclub worker, who managed to escape by praising her attacker’s muscular physique.
The High Court heard that the comment distracted Leung Chun-kit, who was kicked in the crotch by his victim before she fled the dark alley in Yau Ma Tei on August 22, 2015.
Leung, 27, was arrested at home after police combed through CCTV footage and spotted him tailing the 23-year-old woman along Nathan Road.
It also showed Leung forcibly pulling the woman into the alley, where she struggled to resist while he took off his pants and groped her.
You’re so buff. Did you want to apply to become a police officer or fireman?
The court heard that he was attempting penetration without a condom when the woman asked: “You’re so buff. Did you want to apply to become a police officer or fireman?”
Leung paused and his victim seized the opportunity to run away. But by then the assault had already lasted about six minutes.