Ms. Zhang, 28 years old, is a live streamer. Last month, she traveled from mainland China to Macau for a vacation.
Two days later, she reported to the police at a hotel in Cotai that she had been raped.
Rape is a serious crime. When someone reports being raped, the police, prosecutors, and courts must take it seriously—especially when the victim is a tourist.
The Macau police immediately launched an investigation and found that the two had started chatting online a month ago and then agreed to meet in person in Macau.
Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean it wasn't rape, after all, the girl might have just wanted to meet up.
Further investigation revealed that the incident occurred in a hotel-style apartment rented by the man, and Zhang had come to stay overnight the day before the incident.
The sexual encounter occurred at 3 pm on the second day, and several hours later, Ms. Zhang reported the incident to the police.
This doesn't necessarily explain anything, maybe they slept in separate beds that night, completely innocently, and it wasn't until the next afternoon that the man's beastly nature was unleashed.
Further investigation by the police revealed that after the sexual encounter, Ms. Zhang demanded 20,000 Hong Kong dollars in casino chips from the man, but he refused.
The man refused, the woman argued, and both escalated into a shouting match. Each called the police separately—she reported an alleged rape, he reported harassment and threats.
However, a medical examination did not find any signs of sexual assault.
It's clear that Ms. Zhang, unsatisfied with not getting the money, flew into a rage and made a false police report.
However, she seemed unaware that Macau takes rape cases seriously, as well as false accusations of rape - she was arrested soon after.
As for the man, the media did not mention him, so he is probably not involved.
Who wouldn't want to say that justice will prevail after seeing this?
Many will wonder whether Ms. Zhang walked straight into the line of fire, and why the outcome was so different from what everyone had imagined.
In fact, this is just the normal state of affairs in Macau, and it has always been this way.
An incomplete tally shows that over the past two years, there have been 20 cases in Macau in which mainland Chinese women falsely accused others of rape, with the cases generally falling into a few categories.
For example, many false accusers, like the one mentioned above, are after money, and if they don't get it, they break down and make false reports to the police.
There are also many false accusers who are dissatisfied with the compensation they received.
Of course, they often have the upper hand in negotiations.
For instance, in this case, two individuals from mainland China went to Macau for leisure, and during their first sexual transaction, both parties were in agreement, with 5,800 yuan paid, and after the transaction was completed, they each returned to their respective homes.
The second time, the woman said the condom slipped off, and the man was asked to compensate her 80,000 yuan, but the man refused, so she made a false police report claiming she was raped.
This blackmail attempt was ruthless, and the consequences were severe - she was detained for extortion and false accusations of rape.
This is not considered expensive, with some priced as high as 200,000 Hong Kong dollars.
The problem is that once the other party hears the quote, they feel you're not genuinely interested in doing business, so they don't even bother to negotiate and directly reject it.
Many others are driven by emotional revenge.
A 38-year-old woman from mainland China reported to the police in May that she was sexually assaulted twice by a man, but it was later found that the two were actually in a relationship and frequently quarreled. The police determined that the report was an act of revenge and arrested the woman for filing a false report.
They have also found that the victims are non-mainland males.
Of course, emotional disputes can also involve demands for property.
In fact, false accusations do not discriminate by age, you could be a 19- or 20-year-old university student, and she could be a mature woman in her 40s or 50s.
Perhaps it's better to do a background check first and then make accusations, since some men borrow money to pay for one-night stands.
Of course, to be fair, there are also records of female perpetrators outside of mainland China.
A 20-year-old Hong Kong woman reported to the police in December last year that she was raped in Macau. In fact, it was the second time, and when the other party did not give her money, she chose to retaliate by falsely accusing him of rape.
A 35-year-old local Macau woman reported to the police in July that she was raped by a middle-aged man from mainland China, but it was later determined that the report was false and made out of revenge after a breakup, and the police arrested her for filing a false report.
Have you seen the difference?
Mainland men have it tough, and even going to Macau still carries the risk of being falsely accused of rape.
A popular saying circulating online is: Men are not a gender, but a predicament.
Many people may wonder, why is Macau being so petty, it's not a big deal, can't they be more tolerant; and besides, you've already caught the person who made the false accusation, isn't this back-and-forth a waste of judicial resources?
The answer is simple, but it's actually not easy to say.
We know that rape is a serious crime, so genuine rape cases must be encouraged to be reported by the victims. However, there are two prerequisites for this.
There is a middle ground between genuine and fake reports.
In this regard, Macau law emphasizes that a failed report does not equate to making a false accusation.
That means:
What you said was ultimately not supported by evidence, which does not mean you committed a crime;
You clearly knew it was false, yet intentionally used it to accuse others, which is why it falls under the category of false accusation.
The second is that Macau law interprets the crime of false accusation as a type of behavioral offense.
It means that even if you knowingly report false information to the police, intending to have the other party investigated, you can still be found guilty of making a false accusation. Regardless of whether the subsequent rape case is withdrawn, not prosecuted, or the other party is found not guilty, it cannot clear you of the false accusation charge.
The Court of Second Instance of Macau had a case in June 2026.
A woman who knew she had voluntary sex with her husband reported to the police that he had raped her, but when the police arrived, she changed her statement to say it was voluntary.
However, the intermediate court still ruled that the crime of false accusation had been completed, but she later acknowledged the false facts in a timely manner, which did not lead to her husband being criminally prosecuted, a circumstance that can be taken into consideration during sentencing.
She was ultimately sentenced to 3 months in prison, suspended for 1 year.
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Because once someone finds out, I can casually report a rape case, and even if it's later proven to be false, there won't be any consequences, or I'll just receive a verbal warning, so why not use "reporting rape" as a profitable tool.
In fact, the above 20 cases are like this, either for money or for emotions.
Who wouldn't be making frantic calls at this time, is it that they can't afford the few cents per minute for the phone call?
Some people even fly to Macau to file false police reports, which gives rise to a gray industrial chain involving extortion, tracking down debtors who have gone into hiding, and reporting personal vendettas.
Moreover, Macau is a cross-border tourist city, where personnel flow is inherently strong.
Therefore, it is necessary to establish a stable deterrent, increase the expected cost of illegal activities, and reduce the repeated occurrence of similar fraudulent reports.
So, how is it done? It's quite simple, which is to severely punish false accusations.
We must both encourage genuine rape victims to report crimes and prevent others from using "rape reports" as a tool to frame others, the former relies on thorough investigations and protection, while the latter relies on the deterrent effect of laws against false accusations.
Detain immediately upon verification.
As for the investigation, it is actually quite convenient to look into.
Macau's public areas, hotels, and casinos are fully covered by surveillance, and forensic examination is a legally required procedure for reporting rape cases. With chat records, payment records, and other electronic evidence, most false accusation cases can form a complete evidence chain within 48 hours and will not drag on for a long time.
Therefore, severely punishing false accusations is a low-cost, high-reward endeavor.
In a fundamental sense, this is necessary to maintain the credibility of the criminal reporting system.
This is not meant to be sarcastic, the mainland is actually doing the same thing.
The latest development is that in the Hangzhou elevator incident, the person who filed the false accusation has been administratively detained.
She is also a Qi An.
It's all her fault this time, she didn't take care of her own dog, which harassed the southern neighbor twice, and then she had the nerve to play the victim.
Her friends were no better, egging her on to fake an injury and further tarnish the boy's reputation, truly a case of "birds of a feather flock together."
It can only be said that the people making false accusations now are extremely bold.
We must be brave enough to show our faces and dare to be the first to expose evil.
We must be completely illogical and completely unafraid of being put under investigation.
Why isn't she afraid? Probably because she has a lot of supporters.
It appears that even after the report determined she fabricated facts, many people still believe her claim of being harassed is not an issue.
It also provided a quote: "If the woman is at fault (for not having her dog on a leash), can she be criticized and held to a higher standard without mercy?"
So perhaps what's more important is to study why they are so fearless and dare to make false accusations anywhere.
That's a topic for another time, and this article will not delve into it due to space constraints.