Swedish businessman in Hong Kong loses appeal over rape conviction

A Swedish businessman convicted of raping his domestic helper has failed to clear his name and has been sent back to prison after a Hong Kong court dismissed his appeal. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, who was unanimously found guilty by a jury two years ago and sentenced to seven years in prison for raping his helper in his bedroom on October 27, 2022. The Swedish national, in his late thirties, who was granted bail pending appeal on one count o...

By Fiona Chow