A man who engaged in sexual acts with his younger sister when he was just a teenager knew his behaviour was “seriously wrong”, prosecutors have told Hong Kong’s High Court. Senior Public Prosecutor Karen Ng Ka-yuet said on Thursday that the older sibling, believed to have been aged between 11 and 14 at the time…
A Hong Kong court has granted further leniency to a senior Immigration Department assistant, placing him on a one-year probation order after he was convicted of repeatedly choking his wife and young son during domestic disputes. Kowloon City Court heard on Wednesday that the 49-year-old defendant, identified as “ATK”, preferred probation to community service because…
A Hong Kong police officer has been jailed for 16 months for extorting HK$60,000 (US$7,675) from a rape suspect he believed had been wrongly released by prosecutors. The District Court on Tuesday condemned Constable Ng Wai-fung for taking the law into his own hands while investigating a rape complaint lodged by a 16-year-old girl between…
A Hong Kong barrister has been granted permission to hide his name in legal proceedings after being charged with molesting his pupil twice at his home eight years ago. The 32-year-old defendant, who represented himself at Eastern Court on Monday, applied for an anonymity order on the grounds that it could protect the identity of…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Cuban man is facing immigration fraud charges in Florida, where prosecutors have accused him of hiding prior military service in the Cuban air force. A federal grand jury indicted Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, 64, who was arrested Friday on charges of fraud and misuse of visa, permits and other documents…
An active shooter hoax that prompted a lockdown at New Jersey’s largest military base was caused by a civilian employee who wanted to “trauma bond” with her colleagues, according to court documents. Malika Brittingham, who works for the Naval Air Warfare Center in Maryland and is assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, faces counts of knowingly…