Swedish businessman jailed for 7 years over raping domestic worker in Hong Kong home

[HKFP] - 11/11/2024

A Swedish businessman has been jailed for seven years after earlier being convicted unanimously by a jury of raping a domestic worker he employed. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, 36, appeared at the High Court on Monday to hear his sentence. He was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of (…)



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