Isabel Rose, 26, sentenced to six years for blackmail and perverting course of public justice over her allegations against British man
A British woman who reported being raped to police in Hong Kong has been sentenced to six years in prison for blackmail and perverting the course of public justice.
Isabel Rose, 26, from south-east London, travelled to Hong Kong in early 2024 to visit a British banker she had met while travelling in south-east Asia.
“I came here with four days of clothes, not realising I would be here for two years,” Rose said while out on bail. “Somewhere along the line, quite early on, something went wrong.”
The Hong Kong district judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching said Rose had “not shown an iota of remorse” before handing down the sentence, and called the allegation “completely fabricated”.
The events manager, who was first arrested in 2024, maintained throughout the proceedings that she was raped.
Radd Seiger, the spokesperson for Rose, said: “Today is obviously a difficult day for Isabel and her mother, Aysha. We will now take advice from the legal team and consider all available options.”
In court, Rose, dressed in a black jacket over a white top, looked across at supporters as the judge handed down the sentence. She appeared solemn and gestured to the public gallery as she was escorted out of the dock.
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