Hong Kong teacher jailed over molesting pupils during tutoring
SCMP · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A 31-year-old Hong Kong maths teacher has been sentenced to three years in jail after pleading guilty to molesting two boys and producing and possessing child pornography linked to volunteer tutoring sessions in his Yuen Long flat. Deputy District Judge Ko Wai-hung sentenced the defendant, identified in court only by the initials CWH, on Friday after hearing that the first victim was nine when the abuse began in January 2022 and that the offending continued until July 2024. The court also heard that the teacher later abused a second pupil, aged six, in November 2024, after using social media to offer free maths lessons to children from low-income families. Psychiatric reports submitted for sentencing said the defendant, who was diagnosed with autism, had a sexual interest in children, with one psychiatrist concluding he had pedophilic disorder and posed a high risk of reoffending
Key Points
- The defendant admitted four charges over indecent assaults and another four for producing and possessing child pornography, all linked to his tutoring of two boys
- The first victim, who also has autism, suffered emotional distress after abuse that the judge said lasted more than two years
- Court documents said the teacher forced the first boy to watch pornography during lessons, molested him twice, and took nine intimate pictures
- The case came to light in November 2024 when the first victim told a clinical psychologist during a routine assessment about repeated exposure to “children’s pictures”
- Police later found several intimate images of a younger child, who was subsequently identified as the second victim abused in November 2024
Why It Matters
The case raises concerns about how children, including those with special educational needs, can be exposed to abuse in informal one-to-one tutoring settings arranged outside schools. It also underlines the importance of early disclosure and professional follow-up, as the investigation began only after a routine consultation led to further questioning and police involvement