CUHK student gets probation over library molestation case
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Summary
A 20-year-old Chinese University student was sentenced at Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts on September 22 to an 18-month probation order after pleading guilty to indecent assault over an incident in a public library study room. The court heard he moved seats after seeing a 15-year-old girl studying alone, leaned close while pretending to sleep, and grabbed her right breast for about three seconds before running away.
Key Points
- The defendant, Wong Chun-ho (黃晉灝), 20, described in court as a university student and identified by Sing Tao as a Chinese University student, earlier admitted one count of indecent assault.
- The offence happened at about 4:45pm on March 22 in the student study room of Tuen Mun Public Library, where Wong and the 15-year-old victim were studying separately.
- According to the case facts, Wong saw the girl sitting alone, deliberately moved to her right side, lay face down on the desk, edged closer, and grabbed her right breast for about three seconds.
- The girl immediately rebuked him and Wong fled at once; after discussing the incident with a social worker, she reported the case to police.
- Police identified Wong through CCTV footage and put him on a wanted list; he was stopped at the airport on August 17 while leaving Hong Kong and later said in a video-recorded interview that he acted out of sexual desire.
Why It Matters
The sentence means the case ends without immediate imprisonment, with the court accepting a probation recommendation after the defence said Wong understood his problem and was willing to receive counselling. The case also underlines how CCTV and airport interception were used to trace and arrest a suspect who had left the scene after the alleged assault.