Barrister So Shun-yan to contest indecency charges
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
Barrister So Shun-yan (蘇信恩), 32, told the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts through the defence that he intends to contest five charges alleging indecent assault and common assault involving two complainants at a Sai Ying Pun flat between 2014 and 2017. The court on Monday fixed a formal plea and pre-trial review for November 16, and provisionally listed a three-day trial for December 17, 18 and 30.
Key Points
- So faces three counts of indecent assault and two counts of common assault, all said to have occurred at a flat in Lok Sun Building, 25-35 Water Street, Sai Ying Pun
- The charges allege he twice indecently assaulted complainant X on August 30, 2017, and indecently assaulted and assaulted complainant Y on March 11, 2014.
- A further common assault charge alleges So assaulted complainant Y again at the same location on an unspecified day in October 2014.
- The magistrate ordered the prosecution to disclose documents relating to complainant X’s recollection of the reporting process and a second account of the incident, but not the complaint findings or the officers’ statements.
- The prosecution said it expects to call the two complainants and police witnesses, while the defence indicated So may testify and may call one additional witness.
Why It Matters
The next hearing on November 16 is set to settle So’s formal plea, confirm the trial timetable and determine whether any magistrate should avoid hearing the case because of possible conflict concerns raised by the defence. The disclosure ruling may also shape how the defence challenges the credibility of complainant X at trial