Former care home supervisor convicted of raping resident
SingTao · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
A former assistant hostel supervisor at a Hong Chi Association residential home in Tai Po was found guilty by a High Court jury of raping a 23-year-old female resident five times in 2024. The defendant, Chung Pui-kei (宗培基), was remanded in custody after the verdicts, and sentencing was adjourned to October 14 pending trauma, psychological and psychiatric reports.
Key Points
- A five-man, two-woman jury deliberated for about six hours before convicting Chung on all five rape charges at the High Court on September 2.
- The jury returned two unanimous guilty verdicts and three majority verdicts of 6-1 over offences alleged on July 13, 21, 28, August 3 and around August 9 to 10, 2024.
- Prosecutors said the complainant, identified as X, had developmental delay from childhood, was mentally incapable of giving consent, and had the mental age of a child under 10.
- Police said CCTV showed Chung taking X into his male staff office on four occasions and entering her room on the night of August 9, though neither room had cameras.
- Forensic testing found Chung’s semen and X’s DNA on the bed sheet in her room, while officers also seized lubricants, condoms and male genital spray from his office locker.
Why It Matters
The case now moves to sentencing, with the court seeking reports on the victim’s trauma and the defendant’s mental condition before deciding punishment. For Hong Kong readers, the convictions focus attention on safeguarding and supervision standards inside residential facilities for people with disabilities.