Phillip masseur Weiqing Liu faces ACT Supreme Court, admits raping women

Weiqing Liu, aged in his 30s, fronted the ACT Supreme Court where he faces eight charges involving six victims.

With the assistance of an interpreter on Friday, Liu pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual intercourse without consent and five counts of committing an indecent act without consent.

He had previously denied the crimes and pleaded not guilty to a total of 17 charges.

The case was scheduled to go to trial next month but has now been vacated.

Police have said Liu assaulted each of the women while providing massage services at a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Phillip between November 2019 and October 2021.

Liu remains on bail with numerous conditions, including being barred from attending the workplace and working in the industry.

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Liu will be sentenced at a later date.

The case is set to go before a registrar on March 2 to determine when the man will be sentenced. Liu is not required to attend if legally represented.

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