英国女性伊莎贝尔·罗斯在香港因提出虚假强奸指控并试图勒索一名英国银行家而被判监禁六年 [1]。香港高等法院法官于3月裁定她勒索罪成立，判处她5年监禁，另因妨碍司法罪增加3年监禁，其中1年需连续服刑 [1]。
罗斯于2024年1月31日抵达香港访问该男子 [1]。2月1日发生争议事件后，她声称遭到强奸 [1]。然而根据WhatsApp消息记录等证据，法院认定其指控虚假 [1]。在消息中，罗斯写道"你基本上强奸了我"，该男子回应称"那完全不是我的风格，我感到厌恶" [1]。罗斯随后表示"你只付了我应得的10%，我的灵魂百分百地失去了"，而男子则回应"但我没有10万英镑，我无法支付那笔钱" [1]。
罗斯企图勒索该男子10万英镑 [1]。她实际获得了5000英镑，并曾尝试再获得5000英镑 [1]。2月3日，罗斯向警方报案 [1]。该男子随后被捕，但未被正式起诉，罗斯则被逮捕并控以勒索罪和妨碍司法罪 [1]。
法官在判决中评价罗斯的行为"残忍邪恶"，"充满复仇性和邪恶" [1]。
Isabel Rose, a British woman, has been sentenced to six years in prison in Hong Kong after being convicted of blackmail and perverting the course of justice [1]. The case stemmed from a January 2024 visit to the territory, where Rose accused a British banker of rape—a charge authorities determined to be fabricated [1].
Rose arrived in Hong Kong on January 31, 2024, to see the man [1]. Following an encounter on February 1, she claimed to have been raped [1]. However, WhatsApp messages revealed a different narrative [1]. In her messages, Rose wrote, "You basically raped me," to which the man responded, "That's not what I'm into at all and I feel sick" [1]. Rose subsequently demanded compensation, stating, "You've given 10% of what I'm owed. 100% of my soul gone," while attempting to extract £100,000 [1]. The man replied, "But I don't have 100k, I have no way of paying you that" [1]. Rose ultimately obtained £5,000 and attempted to secure a further £5,000 [1].
On February 3, Rose reported the matter to police [1]. The man was arrested but was not formally charged; Rose was subsequently arrested and faced charges of blackmail and perverting the course of justice [1].
The Hong Kong High Court found Rose guilty in March 2024 [1]. She received a five-year sentence for blackmail and a concurrent three-year sentence for perverting the course of justice, with one year to be served consecutively [1]. The presiding judge described Rose's conduct as "cruel and evil" and "vengeful and wicked" [1].