SINGAPORE: A woman falsely accused her ex-boyfriend of rape after becoming concerned that he would not take responsibility if she became pregnant, as the birth control patch she was using had expired.

Liau Wan Ting, 35, was sentenced to five weeks' jail on Friday (Jun 12) after she pleaded guilty to one count of providing false information to a public servant for making a false rape allegation against the man in a police report.

The man cannot be named as his identity is protected by a gag order. His age was not divulged in court documents. 

Liau, a food delivery rider, met the victim in 2024 through TikTok. They began a romantic relationship in August that year but ended it in October 2025.

They remained friends and continued to have sexual relations.

On Jan 7, 2026, Liau asked the victim to pick her up at about 1am. The duo went to the victim's residence, where they had consensual sex. They parted ways after breakfast.

In the evening, Liau called her sister-in-law to ask whether sex with someone who was not her partner could be considered rape.

The sister-in-law then explained the concept of consent, but Liau claimed that the victim had raped her. She was advised to lodge a police report, and Liau did so at about 6.48pm.

During investigations later that day, Liau maintained her lie to an investigating officer and to a duty officer from the Singapore Police Force's Serious Sexual Crimes Branch that she had been raped. She was escorted to the One-Stop Abuse Forensic Examination centre within the Police Cantonment Complex for a forensic medical examination.

The centre allows victims of sexual crimes to undergo forensic medical examinations without having to be taken to the hospital, reducing the likelihood of encountering other people.

Liau only admitted to the lie at around 11.37pm, when a police officer started recording her statement.

"The accused explained that she had lied because her birth control patch had expired on Jan 6, 2026, and she was concerned that (the victim) would not take responsibility if she were to become pregnant," the prosecution told the court.

She initially maintained the lie as she feared she would be jailed for making a false report, but later recanted it as she did not want the victim to be arrested or imprisoned.

By then, however, police officers had already begun investigating the victim. He was traced in the wee hours of Jan 8, 2026, taken to the Police Cantonment Complex, and had a blood sample taken.

During a 40-minute video-recorded interview, the victim said that the sex with Liau had been consensual.

At about 1.26am on Jan 8, 2026, Liau underwent a medical examination and told medical staff that the sexual encounter had been consensual.

In a further statement recorded from Liau later, she confirmed that she had consented to sex with the victim.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Kimberly Boo urged the court to jail Liau for three weeks, citing deterrence as the primary factor to consider.

"The false information caused an innocent person to be subjected to investigations and led to a significant wastage of public resources, which would not have occurred otherwise," Ms Boo said. A total of 13 officers, a doctor and a nurse had been activated for investigations.

She added that the victim had to undergo the "disconcerting experience of having to give his statement and go through various procedures in the wee hours of the morning".

Ms Boo pointed out that Liau had provided false information to three officers, including the one who had received her police report.

"False allegations of rape are particularly egregious as they not only waste public resources and cause distress to innocent persons but also do a grave disservice to genuine victims of sexual assault, whose accounts may consequently be met with unwarranted scepticism," Ms Boo said.

"The sentencing of such cases must sound a clarion call of general deterrence even as it considers the need for individual retribution."

For providing false information to a public servant, an offender can be jailed up to two years, or fined, or both.

Mandopop royalty Jay Chou and JJ Lin have sent fans into a frenzy with an unexpected musical collaboration.

On Wednesday (Jun 10), Chou, 47, shared a photo with Singaporean singer Lin, 45, on Instagram and teased that the "walking CD" – a nickname fans use to describe Lin's flawless live vocals – would be covering one of his new songs.

“Which of my new songs would everyone like to hear JJ Lin cover? Stay tuned tomorrow at noon!” Chou wrote, instantly sparking speculation among fans.

The teaser didn't come completely out of nowhere. Lin had previously hummed a snippet of the song during a live stream, leading eagle-eyed fans to suspect that something was in the works.

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Fans were also quick to wonder if the photo was taken during the filming of Chou's travel series J-Style Trip, given the close friendship between the two stars and their history of appearing in each other's projects.

The suspense didn't last long.

Later in the evening, Lin posted a video of them singing a snippet of Chou's latest track, It Rained That Day, with the caption: “Lovin’ the duet vibes – jamming with the GOAT.”

The clip showed the two Mandopop heavyweights harmonising effortlessly together, much to the delight of fans.

Fans were thrilled to see the two superstars sharing the mic, with many praising their vocals and calling the duet "too good".

But beyond complimenting how great they sounded together, many fans were already asking for more, whether it's another duet, a joint concert, or even an original collaboration.

"When can we see them perform together again?", "When are you two collaborating on a song? I've waited so long my hair has turned white!" and "Give us a JJJay concert!" were among the comments that quickly flooded the post.

Others said they were already looking forward to seeing more interactions between the pair on the upcoming season of J-Style Trip.

The surprise duet was so unexpected that one fan joked they had to "spend five seconds checking if they were the real ones".

Well, can’t blame them. After all, the singers' lookalikes had previously staged their own "collaboration" online.

This story was originally published in 8days.

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