Accused rapist tells of controlling ‘Tiger’ wife
THE 45-year-old martial arts instructor accused of having sex with his teenage student broke down on the stand on Tuesday, while talking about how his wife had controlled his life for 12 years.
He referred to his wife as ‘Tiger’ in his text messages to the alleged victim, and told the court he was allowed to visit his mother only once a fortnight and needed his wife’s permission to make unscheduled visits. His wife also did not allow him to chat with other women.
The revelations came on the fifth day of his trial for statutory rape and sexual exploitation, as he was being cross-examined by the prosecution on the many text messages he had sent to the girl, now 16.
Earlier that day, he said his wife also limited his time on the computer.
He faces three counts of statutory rape and four counts of sexual exploitation, allegedly committed between February and May 2007, when the girl was 13 and in Secondary 1. The accused, the girl and the witnesses were not named, as the court has barred the publication of information that could lead to the identification of the girl, who is now in Secondary 5.
Prosecutors alleged that the married father of two, who was then 41, had asked the then 13-year-old to be his girlfriend, and later had sex with her in his car.
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