On 22nd August 2024, a Hong Kong court found Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, a 36-year-old Swedish businessman, guilty of raping and sodomizing his Nepalese domestic helper.
The court heard how on the evening of 27th October 2022, Ekstrom, under the influence of alcohol, returned to his Shek O residence and forcefully engaged in non-consensual sex and sodomy with the domestic worker, identified as X. Despite her protests, Ekstrom allegedly threatened X's life if she did not comply, and later deposited HK$15,000 into her bank account in an apparent attempt to silence her.
The defense argued that X had previously offered sexual services to Ekstrom to alleviate her debts, which Ekstrom claimed amounted to around HK$45,000. Ekstrom asserted that on the night of the incident, X comforted him and initiated the sexual acts, fearing that his wife, who had left Hong Kong with their children shortly before the incident, would discover their affair upon her return. Ekstrom claimed he considered terminating X's employment to prevent further complications.
However, the jury unanimously dismissed these claims and convicted Ekstrom of both rape and sodomy charges. The case has been adjourned until 11th November for sentencing, pending medical and psychological evaluations of Ekstrom, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The court is also awaiting a trauma report from the victim.
The defense's request for bail was denied, and Ekstrom will remain in custody until sentencing. Prior to this incident, Ekstrom's criminal record consisted only of a drink driving offence, but following the assault, he quickly accumulated a number of serious charges, including involvement in a severe car accident, making false crime reports, and criminal damage within hospital and police detention facilities.
香港法院裁定36歲瑞典商人強姦家庭傭工罪名成立
2024年8月22日,香港法院裁定36歲瑞典商人艾克斯特羅姆(Patrik Tobias Ekstrom)強姦及肛交其尼泊爾籍家庭傭工的罪名成立。這宗案件發生在2022年10月27日。
檢方指出,當日艾克斯特羅姆喝醉酒後回到石澳的寓所,強行與名為X的家庭傭工發生無同意性行為及肛交。儘管X拒絕,但艾克斯特羅姆威脅要殺害她,隨後更將15,000港元存入她的銀行帳戶,試圖讓她保持沉默。
辯方辯稱,X曾向艾克斯特羅姆提供性服務來償還約45,000港元的債務,並聲稱當晚X安慰他並主動發生性行為,因害怕丈夫妻回港後發現兩人的婚外情。然而陪審團一致否決了這些說法,裁定艾克斯特羅姆犯有兩項罪名。
此案押後至11月11日進行量刑,期間需要進行艾克斯特羅姆的醫療和心理評估,因為他被診斷患有躁鬱症。法院也在等待受害人的創傷報告。
在此案之前,艾克斯特羅姆的犯罪記錄僅有一次酒後駕駛罪。然而在此案發生後,他迅速又被控多項嚴重罪名,包括參與一起嚴重車禍、作虛假報案以及在醫院和警署內毀壞財物。
法庭拒絕了他的保釋申請,艾克斯特羅姆將一直羈押至量刑。
Comments