A woman in Singapore falsely accused a man of rape as she was upset he refused to pay a certain amount of money after sleeping with her.
She later admitted to fabricating the entire story and now faces jail time or/and a fine for her actions.
Slept with man she met on Sugarbook
According to CNA, the woman, Claris Ling Min Rui, who was 19 years old at the time, met the 43-year-old man on the dating platform Sugarbook.
After the man promised to pay her S$1,200 (approx. RM3,900) for “her time”, Claris went out of a date with him on Mar 18, 2025.
After getting drinks at a bar, the duo then headed to a hotel and had consensual sex.
When Ling asked the man for payment, he allegedly refused and instead offered to pay her S$500 (approx. RM1,600), which she rejected.
SG woman files fake rape report
A little over midnight on Mar 19, Ling threatened to call the police and report she had been raped by the man.
She eventually followed on with her threat and sent a text to the man, which read: “You’re f***ed”, causing him to be alarmed.
A police officer later came to the hotel where the couple were at and Ling told him she had been raped while intoxicated. When another officer arrived at 2am, she recounted the same story.
However, Ling’s story quickly fell apart when police reviewed the hotel’s CCTV footage and discovered it didn’t corroborate with her claim at all.
She eventually confessed to lying to police about the rape as she was upset the man didn’t pay her S$1,200.
Pleaded guilty in court
On Monday (Sept 1), Ling pleaded guilty to one charge of giving false information to a public servant and one charge of threatening to report the man to the police for rape, which falls under the Protection from Harassment Act for causing alarm.
Her lawyer requested for probation, arguing that it was the appropriate punishment and added Ling had learnt a “very painful lesson.”
The judge ordered for a report to assess Ling’s suitability for probation and adjourned sentencing.
She faces up to two years in prison, a fine, or both for giving false information to a public servant, as well as up to six months in jail, a fine of up to S$5,000 (approx. RM16,400), or both for using threatening words to cause alarm.
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