A Swedish businessman has failed to clear his name after a Hong Kong court dismissed his appeal in a rape conviction case. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping his domestic helper. The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday.

A Swedish businessman convicted of raping his domestic helper has failed to clear his name and has been sent back to prison after a Hong Kong court dismissed his appeal. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, who was unanimously found guilty by a jury two years ago and sentenced to seven years in prison for raping his helper in his bedroom on October 27, 2022. The Swedish national, in his late thirties, who was granted bail pending appeal on one count of.....