East Rail molestation clerk jailed four weeks
Bastillepost · 4 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago5 MIN
Summary
A 59-year-old clerk was sentenced at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday, September 24, after pleading guilty to indecent assault over an incident on an MTR East Rail Line train on September 7, 2026. Magistrate Leung Nga-yan said the offence was serious because the defendant used his genitals to touch the victim and left fluid on her body, but reduced sentence was given after taking into account his genuine remorse.
Key Points
- The defendant, Lo Wai-kwok (盧偉國), 59, a clerk, admitted indecently assaulting a woman identified as X in carriage 7-1 of train JM457 near Tai Po Market Station, bound for Lo Wu, on September 7, 2026.
- The complainant boarded at University Station wearing shorts, and in the crowded carriage felt a hard, warm object press against her exposed right thigh three times before noticing warm wet fluid.
- She turned and saw Lo pulling up his zip, found transparent liquid on her thigh, wiped it away, and sought help from MTR staff at Tai Wo Station because she was frightened.
- Arrested the next day, Lo admitted under caution that he found X attractive, unzipped his jeans, took out his penis and discharged prostatic fluid while molesting her.
- The court heard psychological and psychiatric reports had been obtained; Magistrate Leung said Lo had some self-control, but if he failed to confront his problem the risk of reoffending was assessed as medium to high
Why It Matters
The ruling reinforces that immediate custody remains likely for sexual offences committed on crowded public transport, even where a defendant pleads guilty and expresses remorse. The case also underlines the importance of victims reporting incidents quickly to frontline railway staff, whose intervention can become central to a prosecution.