A Hong Kong woman who has accused her former school teacher of sexually assaulting her over a period of nearly five years has told the court she initially feared reporting the case because it would be “too cruel” to the defendant and cause him serious repercussions. The defendant, Cheng Hon-sze, 32, appeared in court on…
A convicted paedophile has been jailed for 4½ years for committing obscene acts against a seven-year-old boy while working as a private tutor in Hong Kong more than two years ago. Ng Tin-yu, 24, was sentenced on Wednesday for repeatedly molesting the boy at the latter’s home in Kowloon City until a surveillance camera on…
A Hong Kong police chief inspector has been jailed for 2½ years for accepting more than HK$1.1 million (US$140,400) in cash and gifts from a businessman in exchange for ending a criminal investigation against him and divulging details about two other cases. Tsuen Wan Court, which is now handling District Court cases, on Tuesday sentenced…
A Hong Kong police chief inspector has admitted accepting more than HK$1.1 million (US$140,463) in cash and gifts from a businessman in exchange for terminating a criminal investigation against him and divulging confidential information about two other cases. Tsuen Wan Court on Monday recorded a guilty plea from Ho Siu-tung, 40, on two counts each…