The case of the male employer's involvement in the rape of a Filipino maid with the assistance of his wife will be continued in the High Court today (22nd), and the male employer will make a closing statement.
The defense questioned why the female employer gave oral sex to the male employer to rape the maid on the day of the crime since the female employer was dissatisfied with the male employer's "playing with women".
The defense also asked the jurors whether a pair of parents would forcibly rape a maid who was resisting hoarsely in the presence of their two children.
The case has been adjourned until tomorrow morning, when the female employer will make a closing statement.
Lin Zhiying, the lawyer representing the male defendant Chen Xiande, reiterated that although the male defendant and the victim X had sex, the two parties were just money transactions.
The defense also pointed out that the male defendant admitted that he still often "plays with women" after marriage. Although his behavior is not ethical, it does not mean that the male defendant is guilty.
On the contrary, the male defendant admitted that he had a bad relationship with his wife under cross-examination by the prosecution, and turned his target to X because he had been rejected for courting him, and the wife had always been dissatisfied with the male defendant's "playing with women". Oral sex for the male defendant to help him rape X.
The male defendant, Chen Xiande.
(Photo by Zhu Dixin)
The defense alleges that X's testimony was exaggerated and false as a dishonest witness
The defense continued to point out that there were many exaggerations and inaccuracies in X's confession, such as falsely claiming that his mother was ill when he resigned, but in fact his mother had already passed away.
The defense pointed out that its untruthful and reliable witnesses would usually lie in small places, not to mention some important matters, and once the defendant was convicted, it would be beneficial to X's civil claims.
The defense also pointed out that the female defendant often scolded each other for X’s work performance, and even told X that once she complained that X was stealing her lip balm, X would not be able to find any job in Hong Kong. Therefore, the relationship between X and the female defendant was extremely poor, and it was possible that the relationship between X and the female defendant was extremely poor. slandered the female defendant based on revenge.
It was mentioned that X shouted and resisted when he said he was raped, but the defense pointed out that if this was the case, how could the defendant's 8-year-old daughter and 1.5-year-old son, who were sleeping at home at the time, not wake up.
The defense also questioned whether the two defendants, as parents, would rape the maid in front of their two young children.
Two defendants: Chen Xiande (48 years old) and Lai Zhishan (36 years old), the male defendant was charged with attempted rape and rape of X on January 21, 2018 at a unit in Hung Yik House, Hung Fuk Estate, Hung Fook Village, Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long.
The female defendant was charged with aiding and abetting the male defendant to rape X and indecently assault X (about 30 years old at the time of the incident) on the same day and in the same place.
The male defendant revealed in his testimony earlier that he and the female defendant had divorced after the incident.
Case number: HCCC134/2020
The Filipino maid who was involved in the rape of Heli, the male employer, said that the victim was like a young woman who was afraid of ugly during sex The indecent hostess said: OK
