Firefighter Anal-Sex Claim Challenged in Underage Sex Trial
HK01 · 5 SOURCES43 minutes ago6 MIN
Summary
The latest hearing in the High Court focused on complainant X’s evidence about the fourth defendant, firefighter Cho Kit-ting (曹杰庭), whom she said had oral sex, vaginal sex and then anal sex with her in a hotel room in 2023. Defence counsel challenged her credibility, pointing to her failure to mention anal sex at the first stage of a video-recorded police interview and to inconsistencies over whether she and Cho left the hotel together or separately, but X rejected the suggestion that she had invented the allegation. The court also heard X say she had watched fewer than 10 pornographic videos to understand sexual hashtags used on the Heymandi dating app, including terms she did not understand from text alone. Earlier in the trial, X had said the first defendant, primary school teacher Tam Siu-chun (譚兆竣), put a dog-collar-style sex toy on her and made her crawl naked, while the defence said no sexual acts took place and that she had brought the item herself.
Key Points
- Five defendants are on trial in High Court case HCCC 94/2025 over alleged offences involving complainant X, who was 14 at the time, between May 3 and June 2, 2023.
- The defendants are Tam Siu-chun, Chan Ka-ming (陳家明), Ng Kai-ching (吳啟正), Cho Kit-ting and Wong Pak-hong (黃栢康); each faces unlawful sexual intercourse and indecent-act charges.
- Cho alone also faces a charge of non-consensual buggery, while Wong faces two assault charges causing bodily harm, according to the charge details reported by multiple outlets.
- X said Cho anally penetrated her from behind during sex despite her objection, causing pain; she said she later continued because she believed he had “returned to normal”.
- Under cross-examination, X accepted she had watched fewer than 10 pornographic videos and kept sex-related clips in a hidden phone album, saying she was trying to understand online sexual terminology.
Why It Matters
The updated evidence goes directly to how the court will assess credibility, especially where a teenage complainant’s account developed across video interviews and live testimony under sustained cross-examination. For Hong Kong readers, the case also underscores the legal seriousness of alleged sexual offences involving minors when the accused include people in trusted occupations such as teaching and emergency services.