Overview
- Gao Xiong, a 31-year-old Chinese national, was sentenced to six years, six months and six weeks' imprisonment and three strokes of the cane after pleading guilty.
- He forcibly entered his former housemate's room, molested her and attempted to rape her before another tenant pulled him away, with medical records noting scratches and bruises.
- The case followed weeks of unwanted contact and trespass, including late-night messages, waiting near her home and returning to the unit despite prior warnings.
- While on bail, Gao reapproached the residence and created a disturbance at the State Courts by entering a restricted chamber, conduct that formed part of the criminal trespass charges.
- Prosecutors sought a longer jail term than imposed, several additional charges were taken into consideration, and the victim's identity is protected by a gag order.