Liau Wan Ting, 35, was sentenced on June 12, 2026, to five weeks' jail after pleading guilty to making a false police report accusing her ex-boyfriend of rape in Singapore [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
Liau had falsely accused her ex-boyfriend after having consensual sex with him on January 7, 2026. She made the claim out of fear he would not take responsibility if she became pregnant, as her birth control patch had expired a day earlier on January 6 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
The two had met through TikTok in 2024 and dated starting August that year. Though they broke up in October 2025, they remained friends and continued having sexual relations [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
On the night of January 7, around 1 a.m., Liau called her ex-boyfriend to pick her up after drinking with friends. They ate together, went to his home, showered, and had consensual sex [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
Later that evening, Liau called her sister-in-law to ask if sex with someone who was not her partner could be considered rape. After being explained the concept of consent, she falsely claimed she had been raped and was advised to report it to police [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
Around 6:48 p.m. on January 7, Liau made the false report at Yishun Neighbourhood Police Centre, maintaining the claim to three officers before admitting the lie while recorded by a fourth officer late that night [2, 5].
She admitted lying out of fear of jail time but later recanted, not wanting her ex-boyfriend to be imprisoned. She also acknowledged to police and medical staff during forensic examination that she was not raped [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
Her ex-boyfriend’s identity was protected under a gag order in court and identified as A1 in documents [1, 3, 4, 5, 6].
Thirteen police officers, one doctor, and one nurse were involved in the investigation and forensic examination, which began before Liau admitted her falsehood [2, 5].
Deputy Public Prosecutor Kimberly Boo said, "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" [1, 3, 4, 6].
The judge noted that Liau’s actions could deter genuine sexual assault victims from seeking help and imposed the sentence also as a deterrent [5].
The ex-boyfriend told the court he would not seek compensation or blame Liau and hoped for her swift release [5].
