HONG KONG: Busty Hong Kong model Jessica Cambensy is
out on bail after Hong Kong police charged her for theft on Monday,
following a four hour-long visit to a police station in Tsim Sha
Tsui.
Police alleged that Cambensy, the spokesmodel for a large lingerie
company, had taken HK$600 (S$98) which a forgetful woman had left
behind at an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Tsim Sha Tsui.
According to the police, the forgetful woman realised she had not
taken the money she had withdrawn from the ATM and immediately
returned to collect her cash, only to find the money gone.
She then called the police and investigators found that the woman's
HK$600 vanished after Cambensy used the same ATM to withdraw money
some time later.
This incident happened on July 30 last year.
Police said that they only decided to charge Cambensy on Monday
because it took them some time to gather enough evidence of her
alleged theft, as security cameras did not show her taking the
money.
They added that it is considered theft if an individual holds on to
another's lost property and does not report it to the police.
Cambensy, who was on her way to Taiwan to shoot an action film,
appeared calm when Hong Kong media caught up with her at the
airport on Tuesday, but soon broke down.
"I am very sorry if I hurt anyone.
"I am very sorry. I wish to say more but I cannot. I am really
sorry to everybody," said the 23-year-old model in a trembling
voice, before she started to weep at an airline counter.
Her surprised assistant immediately stepped forward to comfort her
and send her through to the departure lounge.
Cambensy is expected to return to Hong Kong in November to deal
with the matter.
-CNA/ha
