Recently, after a 20-year-old woman from Singapore checked in with a male netizen, Lin Minrui (transliteration) reported to the police and falsely claimed that she had been raped because the other party refused to pay a sexual service fee of 1200 yuan (SGD, the same below, 1 Singapore yuan ≈5.4842 RMB). As a result, he was sentenced to 12 months of probation on Monday morning (October 27) and completed 60 hours of community service.
The story begins with a small, famous dating platform in Southeast Asia, Sugarbook. 20 years old Lin Min Ri, a 43-year-old internet user, the two turned to Telegram private chat without talking a few words, and the topic quickly became open. The men openly proposed to have sex, willing to pay 200 new dollars as a reward, Lin Min Ri promised, the two decided to meet on the evening of March 18.
Some people may not be familiar with the platform Sugarbook. This is not an ordinary blind dating software. It focuses on the matching mode of "Sugar Daddy" and "Sugar Baby". To put it bluntly, it is a dating platform with money transaction attributes, which is controversial in many countries. This agreement between Lin Minrui and male netizens has been clearly marked from the very beginning.
On the evening of March 18, Singapore's night concerts opened, and the two of them met. According to the "tradition", they first went to the bar and drank a drink, one after another the atmosphere became intense, and then went straight into a hotel near the Utah Road. Utah Road is Singapore's golden area, luxury stores are crowded, people who can open a room here are not an excuse, but no one expected that this seemingly "your wishes" deal will completely change in a few hours.
Entering the hotel room, the two had an agreed sex relationship.But as soon as the man was preparing to pay the money to go, Lin Min Li suddenly changed his face, stretching out his hand directly to the lion: "1200 new dollars, not a single point."
This made the male netizens stunned on the spot-it was clearly said that it would be S $200, but how did it turn his face and rise to 6 times? He immediately raised an objection, explaining that he didn't prepare so much money, and could only give S $500 at most, which was more than double the agreed amount.
But Lin Min Ri half did not give in, see the man does not want to let go, she blasted the pot on the spot, pointing to the other person's nose to shake his head and shout the face, blasphemy blasphemy blasphemed for a dozen minutes. blasphemy tired of seeing the man is not compromise, she suddenly said a bad word: "You don't give yes? well, wait to be caught!"
The man thought she was just an angry threat and didn't take it seriously, but he didn't expect Lin Minrui to really pick up his cell phone and call the police. What's more, after hanging up the phone, she specially sent a message to the man: "You are finished." The ferocity between the lines makes people feel cold at the back of their necks.
The Singapore police who received the alarm quickly rushed to the hotel. Lin Minrui cried so hard that she was drunk in the bar that she was forcibly taken to the hotel and raped by the man. She described the details of "being forced" with tears, saying that she had a nose and eyes, and anyone who read it would inevitably feel distressed.
The man was speechless on the spot. When the 43-year-old faced the police's inquiry, he was so nervous that he stuttered. He repeatedly emphasized that "she did it of her own accord, and we have agreed on the money long ago." However, this explanation was particularly pale in the face of the "victim"'s accusation.
Just as the man was about to be identified as the suspect, a routine operation by the police turned the whole situation around — to take over hotel surveillance.
The monitoring screen clearly shows that from coming out of the bar to walking into the hotel, Lin Minrui has a steady gait, clear thinking when speaking, and he is not drunk enough to lose consciousness at all; When entering the elevator, she also took the initiative to hold the man's arm and behaved intimately, showing no trace of being "forced" at all; Even when checking in at the front desk of the hotel, she smiled and said a word to the waiter, and she was very relaxed.
In the face of ironclad evidence, Lin Minrui's psychological defense line completely collapsed. At 2:10 a.m. the next day, she finally lowered her head and admitted that she had not been raped at all. She called the police because the man refused to give S$1200 and wanted to use the police to force him to pay.
After the truth came out, Lin Minrui went from a "victim" to a "defendant" and was charged with two counts: providing false information to civil servants and violating the Harassment Prevention Act. Anyone familiar with Singapore law knows that these two crimes are not minor-the former can be sentenced to up to two years' imprisonment or a fine, while the latter can be sentenced to up to six months plus a fine of S $5,000.
Everyone thought that Lin Minrui would inevitably go to prison, but the court's verdict on October 27 surprised many people: he was sentenced to 12 months of probation and completed 60 hours of community service. During the probation period, he must stay at home every night from 10 o'clock to 6 o'clock the next morning. Her parents also signed a bond of SG$5000 to ensure that she would be obedient.
When the verdict came out, the commentary area of the Singapore Eye and other platforms directly blasted the pot. There were netizens whispering sharply: "Being at home from 10 p.m. to 6 p.m. is a punishment? is it not to let her sleep enough 8 hours a day? is it simply a benefit to young people who love to stay overnight!"
There is also a similar case comparison: "Before there was an Indonesian maid accused of employer rape, was directly sentenced to jail, how to her this is only suspended punishment?" but there are also legal netizens come out to explain, according to the Singapore "criminal suspended punishment law" article 5, Lin Min Li is not less than 21 years old, and is the first criminal, indeed meets the conditions of suspended punishment, the court ruling also referred to the family background and misconception attitude report made by the suspect.
Her defense lawyer also apologized at the court, saying that Lindsay had been deeply aware of her mistake and would never commit it again in her life, and the suspension was enough for her to reflect.
The judge also specifically emphasized when sentencing: "Reporting false cases is an extremely serious crime that will bring irreparable harm to innocent people." This is true. Although Lin Minrui did not send anyone to prison, the psychological pressure the man endured during the investigation can be imagined. The experience of being questioned by the police will be enough for him to remember for a lifetime.
Though she doesn’t have to go to jail today, the record of suspended sentences will follow her for years, finding a job, taking a driver’s license and even abroad will be affected. 60 hours of community service means that she spends a lot of time volunteering, and every night at 10 o’clock, her social life almost stops. Her parents not only have to pay 5,000 new yuan (approximately 27421 yuan), but also watch her daughter’s trail, afraid she will cause trouble again.
After this account is calculated, Lin Minrui really picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelon. It was originally just a disgraceful deal, but because of my greed and impulse, my life was completely messed up.
This case also reminds everyone that no matter how big a dispute you encounter, you can't take the law as a joke. Reporting a false case seems to be able to solve the temporary anger, but in fact it is pushing oneself into the fire pit, which will only harm others and oneself in the end.
Finally, I would like to ask you, do you think the court's ruling on Lamminri is reasonable? what would you do if you encountered this kind of seating starting situation?