SINGAPORE, Sept 1 — A 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty in Singapore today to making a false police report and threatening a man after a dispute over payment following a consensual date.
According to Singapore-based media organisation CNA, Claris Ling Min Rui, then 19, met a 43-year-old man through the dating platform Sugarbook. They communicated via Telegram and agreed to meet for a date on March 18 this year.
The court heard that the man had initially agreed to pay Ling S$200 (RM660) for “her time”. After visiting a bar, the pair went to a hotel where they engaged in consensual sexual activity.
Following the encounter, Ling asked the man to pay her S$1,200. When he refused and offered S$500 instead, Ling became angry and called the police, falsely claiming that she had been raped.
According to court proceedings, Ling sent the man a text stating: “You’re f***ed,” after reporting him. A police officer visited the hotel, and Ling repeated her claim of being raped while intoxicated. Another officer arrived at around 2am and she maintained her account.
However, closed-circuit television footage from the hotel did not support her version of events. At about 2.10am, Ling admitted she had fabricated the rape claim because the man refused to pay S$1,200.
Ling pleaded guilty to two charges: giving false information to a public servant, and threatening to report the man for rape, a charge under the Protection from Harassment Act for causing alarm.
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