Man accused of raping woman three times in 20 minutes pleads guilty
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A man on trial for raping a woman three times in 20 minutes has pleaded guilty a day after claiming that he could not remember what he did.
Lim Choon Beng, 30, pleaded guilty on Tuesday (4 May) to two counts of rape, one count of aggravated outrage of modesty and one count of sexual assault. Lim had earlier claimed trial to seven charges, including three counts of rape.
After drinking at Robertson Quay on 9 Feb 2013, Lim approached and raped the victim, a 24-year-old Chinese national on a grass patch in front of the Watermark condominium. He then took her to Rodyk Street and struck her head against a wall at another condominium before raping her a second time.
A security guard at the nearby Inspira condominium called the police when she saw Lim on top of the victim.
The victim tried to flee, but Lim held her back, saying he wanted to bring her home. The victim suggested to Lim to walk to her home, where she intended to alert a security guard.
When they were at River Valley Close, Lim pinned her to the ground and raped her a third time. He also forced her to perform oral sex on him.
The victim ran away while he was putting on his jeans. She managed to stop a car and asked the driver to take her to a police station. She also called a friend who called the police, and told her to return to River Valley Close. The drive could not find her way back, so the victim took a taxi and the driver followed behind.
Arriving at River Valley Close, the victim saw police officers with Lim, and identified him as the person who raped her.
Lim faces up to 20 years’ jail and caning and/or a fine for each count of rape.
