Company boss jailed for raping drunk woman after dinner date

 The man was sented to 14 years and six months' jail and 12 strokes of the cane by the Singapore high court.

The man and the victim had gone for dinner after finding they shared the same birthday. It was the first time they had met in person. (Envato Elements pic)

PETALING JAYA:

 A Singaporean businessman has been jailed for raping a woman on her bed after she got drunk while on a dinner date on their joint birthday.

Jasper Lee Loong Kuan, 37, was sentenced to 14½ years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane on Friday, the Straits Times reported. He had been found guilty by the High Court in Singapore on Feb 10 after a trial.

The High Court judge rejected Lee’s claim of consensual sex, and held that the woman was in a state of near-unconsciousness at the time and clearly lacked the capacity to consent to sex.

The court was told that Lee, managing director of his own company, was a client of the firm where the victim was a customer service officer. Finding that they shared the same birthday, they agreed to celebrate with dinner at a mall on Sept 15, 2021. It was the first time they had met in person.

After finishing two bottles of red wine, the woman told Lee that she wanted to go home as she was feeling quite drunk, and dashcam audio showed that the woman had vomited and was slurring while Lee drove her home and helped her to her home.

The victim testified that she was drifting in and out of consciousness on her bed, and when she came to at one point, she realised that she was naked and Lee was on top of her. - FMT