{
  "id": 13054106,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:02:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "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 former university student from Hong Kong has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a series of rape and sexual assault crimes against five women. The 31-year-old defendant, identified as YLH, was found guilty of one count of rape, one count of voyeurism, and three counts of indecent assault. The offenses occurred between January and August 2023 during various orientation camps.\n\nAt a joint school orientation camp in July 2023, the defendant was playing a drinking game with a male student and a woman when he took advantage of the woman, groping her multiple times before raping her. The following month at an EdU camp, he secretly observed a woman showering and later pulled open her shower curtain. During this camp, he molested two other women. On one occasion, he approached a victim at the campfire and touched her thigh.\n\nOne of the victims, who was not associated with the camps, also accused the defendant of sexually assaulting her inside his car in January 2023 after they had a drink in Central. The defendant offered a ride home, but instead took her to a secluded area where he molested her. The court heard testimonies from the victims, who were affected by the crimes, with one victim experiencing moderate depression and anxiety. Madam Justice Esther Toh Lye-ping sentenced the defendant to six years for rape and an additional year and one week for the remaining four charges, to be served consecutively.",
  "summary": "A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 31-year-old former university student, identified only as YLH, to seven years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting five women. According to the South China Morning Post, most of the offences took place during orientation camps.\n\nThe defendant, a fourth-year student at the Education University of Hong Kong at the time, was found guilty of one count of rape, one count of voyeurism, and three indecent assault charges. The convictions concerned offences that occurred between January and August 2023.\n\nThe court heard evidence from the victims, who testified during the trial. The incidents included the defendant groping and raping a woman during a drinking game at a joint school orientation camp, secretly observing a woman showering, and molesting two other women at a university camp. Another victim reported being sexually assaulted by the defendant in January 2023.",
  "key_points": [
    "Former university student YLH sentenced to 7 years in prison",
    "Guilty of rape, voyeurism, and indecent assault against 5 women",
    "Offenses occurred between Jan-Aug 2023 at various camps"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sentencing brings closure to a disturbing series of crimes that left multiple victims with lasting emotional trauma, and reflects the seriousness with which the court views the defendant's actions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:02:14.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}