British man arrested in India for false promise of marriage after sex

Tuesday 16th February 2016 09:53 EST
 
 

A 40-year-old British man, who has been living in India for the past 10 years has been arrested as he allegedly told a woman that he would marry her so that she would sleep with him.

Crispin Lamont, from Perth, Scotland, had allegedly met the 30-year-old woman on Facebook. The alleged victim reportedly agreed to sleep with him after he told her he would marry her.

After allegedly sleeping with her, Lamont, who runs a chain of gyms in Delhi, left her. She then reported him to the police, who arrested him. He was charged with rape as according to Indian law, if a woman sleeps with a man after consenting in the false believe of marriage afterwards, the man can be charged with rape.

It is said that Lamont has also made claims that he is a Guinness World Record holder, a former British Army officer, a national downhill slalom skier and a karate champion. 


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