FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo TUESDAY T. 26º/ 33º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3362 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 27 Aug 2019 HKD 10.00 THE BODY OF A MALE AGED 30 TO 40, LOVE FOR THE COUNTRY MAINLAND TOURISTS CAN EXPERIENCE 1.72 METERS TALL, WEARING WHITE SOME OF MACAU’S FOOD PRODUCTS BY AND RED CLOTHES, WAS FOUND CANNOT BE FORCED, SAYS VISITING SHOPS AT AND AROUND THE FLOATING IN THE MACAU SEA EDUCATION OFFICIAL GONGBEI UNDERGROUND PLAZA P2 P4 P8 AP PHOTO NEW MACAU ONLINE SURVEY FOR UNIVERSAL China allowed its yuan to sink yesterday and U.S. President Donald Trump P3 said the two sides will talk “very seriously” about SUFFRAGE their war over trade and technology following tit-for-tat tariff hikes and Trump’s threat to order American companies to 94% stop doing business with China. 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Kong was removed later on that day More on p14-15 allegedly by the authorities More on backpage P5 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 27.08.2019 tue MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER from the mainland that led to his detention and the detention of an DAN GOLD DAN 18-year-old female accomplice in a prostitution exploitation case. The victim, a 27-year-old wo- man (also from the mainland) who met the man on the internet in June, reported the case. She told the police that the man offered to help her to come to Macau to perform prostitu- tion-related activities. Under the agreement, any mo- ney made from the arrangement would firstly be held by the man who would later share it with the woman, taking a share for him- self. According to the victim, since she accepted the deal, she had come to Macau on four diffe- rent occasions to offer prostitu- Cases of sexual crimes have been reportedly growing in Macau over the last few months. In one case, a local 20-year-old woman filed a sexual harassment complaint tion services, charging between against a local driving instructor for two incidents earlier this month HKD1,000 and 1,500 to each client. According to her calcu- lations, she should have earned CRIME around HKD80,000. On August 18, she came once more to Macau but felt unwell Police reports indicate sexual and wanted to stop the activity. She approached the man and asked for her share of the money harassment cases on the rise but he refused to give it to her, and she pressed charges against RENATO MARQUES man while she was driving the car indecent exposure of his genitals saying that he had done it becau- him. around Estrada da Ponta da Cabri- to a woman at the Areia Preta Ur- se he felt “lustful” towards her. The PJ then deployed officers ASES of sexual crimes have ta in Taipa. ban Park. During the investigation, the to a hotel room reported by the Cbeen reportedly growing in The woman finally disclosed The victim reported the case police also found out that the victim, where they found the man Macau over the last few months. the incidents to her parents who to the PSP around midnight yes- same man had been detained and the woman. During yesterday’s joint press prompted her to file the complaint. terday saying that while she was previously back in 2016 for the Taken to the PJ headquarters, conference from the police forces, The police detained the suspect resting in the garden area, a man same crime. they confessed to the crime. held at the Public Security Police on August 24 around 5 p.m. at the who was wandering around sud- He was sent to the MP and According to further investiga- Force (PSP) facilities, the same for- Border Gate checkpoint. denly smiled at her and then ex- charged with indecent exposure. tion by the PJ, it is suspected that ce reported two more cases, one Upon questioning, the man ad- posed his genitals to her by mas- such criminal organization inclu- related to “sexual harassment” and mitted to having touched the wo- turbating in front of her. PAIR LINKED TO des another two suspects still at another to “indecent exposure.” man but said it was accidental and The police started a search PROSTITUTION RING large. Additionally, the Judiciary Poli- not intentional, explaining that he for the suspect, finding someone Earlier in the same press con- The pair detained will be ac- ce (PJ) used the same opportunity wanted to see if she had driven the who matched the victim’s des- ference, the PJ spokesperson had cused of holding and managing to report a case on sexual activities car over the road line so he leaned cription around an hour later. reported that the force had re- a criminal organization with the but, this time, in relation to an alle- his body on top of her lap to reach Brought into the police station, ceived a report over the unlawful purpose of exploiting prostitu- ged criminal organization that was for the driver’s door and open it to the man confessed to the crime activities of one 33-year-old male tion. found to be exploiting prostitution check. in Macau. According to the PSP spokes- person, the provided explanation DRIVING INSTRUCTOR and reported frequency of such in- Dead body found BEHAVES INAPPROPRIATELY cidents made the man’s account of In the first case, reported by the events seem implausible, particu- floating in Macau sea PSP, a local 20-year-old woman fi- larly as his only explanation for the led a sexual harassment complaint moment when the woman accu- HE body of a male aged between 30 and 40, 1.72 case will continue in an investigation. against a local driving instructor, a sed him of trying to force her hand Tmeters tall and wearing white and red clothes, In a separate case, the body of a woman was dis- man over 60 years old. into his pants was that he was “just was found floating in the Macau sea, the Judiciary covered in Nam Van Lake last week by the Fire Ser- The woman said to the police kidding.” Police (PJ) spokesperson informed. vices Bureau. that the man had on several oc- The PSP said that there is enou- The Customs Service discovered the corpse on The body was initially spotted ashore near the casions touched her thighs, waist, gh evidence to send the case to the August 24 around 11 a.m., transporting the body to Nam Van Lake Aquatic Activity Centre, along Av. and breasts during the driving Public Prosecutions Office (MP) the Outer Harbour and informing the PJ of the fin- Panoramica do Lago Nam Van. When PJ inspectors classes, adding that on one of the under the charge of sexual haras- ding. arrived at the scene, the body had been moved to occasions, he tried to force her sment. According to the PJ, the body was fully dressed dry land by the firefighters. hand onto his sexual organ. and had one silver chain around the neck. No docu- As per their preliminary inspection, there was no The harassment had reporte- AREIA PRETA EXHIBITIONIST ments or other possessions were found that could sign of injury on the body that could cause suspi- dly occurred on two different oc- CAUGHT AGAIN be used to identify the person. cion, according to the PJ. The bureau also disclosed casions on August 18 and then on In the second case reported by The force also said that the preliminary investi- the fact that no traces of personal property or iden- August 20. the PSP, a male over 20 years, said gation found no wounds or any suspicious eviden- tification document could be found. According to the report to the to be a caretaker at a building con- ce of a potential fight or struggle on the body. The deceased was aged between 20 and 30 years PSP, the suspect touched the wo- dominium, was arrested for the The PJ is now trying to identify the body. This old, according to the police report. RM www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Daniel Beitler [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Anthony Lam, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F.