{
  "id": 13052938,
  "title": "Former university student jailed for 7 years for rape, sexual assault on 5 women",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/former-university-student-jailed-for-7-years-for-rape-sexual-assault",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:02:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370307/former-university-student-jailed-7-years-rape-sexual-assault-5-women"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A university student in Hong Kong has been sentenced to seven years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting five women. The 31-year-old defendant, identified as YLH, was found guilty of one count of rape, one count of voyeurism, and three indecent assault charges. The incidents occurred between January and August 2023 during orientation camps at the Education University of Hong Kong (EdU). The defendant denied the allegations. During a joint school orientation camp in July, he was accused of gropping a woman, escalating to rape when Noah was away. In a separate incident, he secretly observed a woman showering before pulling open her shower curtain and molesting two other women at the camp. The defendant also approached a victim at a campfire and touched her thigh. Another victim alleged that the defendant sexually assaulted her in January in his car after a drink in Central, leading to a secluded area where he molested her. Madam Justice Esther Toh Lye-ping sentenced the defendant, stating that the rape victim suffered from moderate depression and anxiety. The defendant received six years for rape and an additional one year and one week for the remaining four charges.",
  "summary": "A Hong Kong court has sentenced a university student to seven years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting five women, with most of the offences taking place during orientation camps. The 31-year-old defendant was sentenced on Friday at the High Court after the jury found him guilty of one count of rape, another of voyeurism and three indecent assault charges. The five convictions concerned…",
  "key_points": [
    "31-year-old university student YLH sentenced to 7 years in prison",
    "Allegations of rape and sexual assault against 5 women in 2023",
    "Madam Justice Esther Toh Lye-ping handed down the sentence"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sentencing sets a precedent for how Hong Kong courts weigh the severity of sexual assault and rape convictions committed by university students during school events.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Former university student jailed for 7 years for rape, sexual assault on 5 women",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/former-university-student-jailed-for-7-years-for-rape-sexual-assault-13054106",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:02:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}