Uncle-in-law Denies Historic Indecent Assault Charges
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Summary
A 65-year-old defendant identified as L.S.H. is contesting five indecent assault charges in the District Court, accused of abusing his niece-in-law X between 1990 and 1994 when she was aged 12 to 16 . Prosecutors allege the assaults took place inside residential flats in Kowloon Bay, Sai Kung and Tuen Mun, including touching her breasts and private parts and pressing his lower body against her buttocks . The complainant later moved to the United States in 2000 and reported the allegations in 2016 after reading news about sexual assault and consulting a social worker . The judge found there was a case to answer, and the defendant took the stand to deny ever committing the acts .
Key Points
- Defendant L.S.H., now 65, faces five indecent assault counts allegedly committed from 1990 to 1994 against girl X aged 12 to 16 .
- The prosecution says he had repeated chances to be alone with X while visiting or staying at her family homes .
- Allegations include touching X’s private parts and chest, squeezing her buttocks through trousers, and rubbing his lower body against her .
- X allegedly recorded the incidents in a diary, told her mother, later emigrated in 2000, and reported to Hong Kong police in 2016 .
- Testifying in court, the defendant said he never visited the flats alone, never stayed overnight there, and denied every allegation .
Why It Matters
The case highlights the evidential and procedural challenges involved in prosecuting alleged sexual offences said to have happened decades earlier within a family setting . It also shows how delayed reporting can arise after migration, personal reflection, or outside support such as social work advice, while courts still have to test memory, records and credibility carefully .