A 20-year-old woman received 12 months’ supervised probation on 27 Oct 2025 for filing a fake rape report against a man who wouldn’t pay her $1,200 after consensual sex.
Claris Ling Min Rui must stay home between 10pm and 6am daily. She’ll also complete 60 hours of community service. Her parents put up a $5,000 bond to guarantee her good behaviour during probation.
What Happened
Ling connected with the 43-year-old man on Sugarbook, a dating platform. They started chatting on Telegram and arranged to meet on 18 Mar 2025. The man agreed to pay $200 “for her time”.
He picked her up near her house around 6.15pm. They went to a bar first for food and drinks.
Later that night, they checked into a hotel on Cavenagh Road. They had sex. Both parties consented.
Afterwards, Ling demanded $1,200. The man refused. She got angry and started cursing at him. He countered with $500. She turned it down.
The False Report
At 12.30am on 19 Mar 2025, Ling threatened to call the police and accuse him of rape. Six minutes later, she made the call.
A policewoman showed up at the hotel around 12.45am. Ling told her the man had raped her while she was drunk in the room. A lie. At 2am, a male officer interviewed her. She repeated the same false story.
The officers confronted Ling. CCTV footage from the hotel didn’t match her claims. At 2.10am, she cracked and admitted the truth.
During the investigation, Ling stuck to her fake story at first. Eventually, she confessed she’d lied because the man wouldn’t pay what she wanted.
Court and Sentence
Ling faced charges in June 2025.
She pleaded guilty in September to two offences. First: giving false information to a public servant. Second: causing alarm by threatening to report the victim for rape under the Protection from Harassment Act.
State Prosecuting Officer Teo Keng Beng laid out the case. Court documents didn’t clarify whether the man had initially agreed to the $1,200 payment for sex.
The penalties she faced were steep. For the false information charge: up to two years in jail, a fine, or both. For the threatening words charge: up to six months in jail, a fine up to $5,000, or both.
Ling was 19 when this went down. She’s 20 now.
