# Man raped housemate after she rejected his relationship request, gets jail and caning

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-raped-housemate-after-she-rejected-his-relationship-request-gets-jail-and-caning/
- Published: 2026-11-04T04:47:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T05:07:51+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-rape-housemate-reject-relationship-jail-6520716
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A Singapore court sentenced Motallebi to 10 years in prison.
- He was also ordered to receive six strokes of the cane.
- The judge said sharing the flat did not change the home aggravating factor.

## Summary

A man who raped his housemate after she rejected his request for a relationship has been sentenced in Singapore to 10 years in prison and six strokes of the cane. The case highlights the seriousness with which the court treats rape, including when it happens in a victim’s home.

Iranian national Keivan Motallebi, 34, pleaded guilty to one rape charge, with a second similar charge taken into consideration. The court heard that he entered the woman’s bedroom after she turned him down, forced his way in and raped her; he later apologised, and she reported the assault to police. Motallebi argued that the flat was also his home, but the judge said that did not change the fact that the offence took place in the victim’s home.

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