From the South China Morning Post:

Ghost ploy used as sex lure, court told

A noodle shop delivery worker lured a teenager to bed by claiming he could exorcise the evil spirit he claimed was possessing her, a court was told yesterday. Appearing before District Court judge Richard Day, Tse Wun, 48, denied attempting to procure another person for an unlawful sexual act by false pretences.

The alleged victim, 19, testified that she knew Tse from the shop where he worked. She bumped into him on the night of May 31 and he had told her she looked unwell, as if possessed by an evil spirit.

The woman said she felt scared as she believed what Tse said because she had seen a ghost when she was small. She later had dinner with Tse.

She told the court she had another meal with him the following night when he gave her an envelope containing a cheque book that he said could help to ‘avert’ her misfortune.

On June 2 they had dinner together for a third time and Tse told her it would be dangerous for her to return home because ’something was going to happen’. She agreed to spend the night with him at a guesthouse, where he said that he could protect her, the court heard.

Arriving at a guesthouse in Yau Ma Tei, Tse allegedly told the woman he could read some words on her forehead in the dark. Afterwards, the court was told, he suddenly looked to the left side of her and yelled: ‘Don’t cause any trouble. I won’t let you go. Although I can’t have her, you are not to cause any trouble.’

The woman said she was so scared when Tse yelled at the ‘evil spirit’ that she leaned to him and was told to embrace him. Tse is then alleged to have told her the only way she could be protected was to have sex with him.

The woman told the court she reluctantly agreed as she believed it was the only way to expel the evil spirit. Tse is then said to have asked her to stretch her arms and lie in the shape of a cross. The court heard he undressed and molested her and attempted to have sexual intercourse with her, unsuccessfully.

The woman told the court she had worked in a karaoke bar and had provided sexual services for money but had not done so on this occasion.

She later told her boyfriend about the incident and was urged to report it to the police. The hearing continues.