26-year-old charged over Yau Tong indecent exposure cases
HK01 · 3 SOURCES1 day ago1 MIN
Summary
A 26-year-old local man has been provisionally charged with four counts of indecent exposure after alleged incidents reported in Yau Tong. He is scheduled to appear at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on the morning of October 24.
Key Points
- Police said on October 23 that the arrested 26-year-old man had been provisionally charged with four counts of “indecent exposure”.
- The case is set to be mentioned at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on Saturday morning, October 24.
- According to reports, five female students first encountered the man outside the men’s public toilet at Lei Yue Mun Road Playground after volleyball training on September 21.
- The man was described as wearing shorts, pulling them down and exposing his buttocks while covering another private part, causing the students to leave immediately
- The same five girls reportedly saw the same man again outside Yan Lai House, Yau Lai Estate, on October 15, after which their volleyball coach reported the case to police.
Why It Matters
The court appearance will be the next formal step in a case that reportedly involved repeated alleged exposure near places used by students in Yau Tong. Under Hong Kong’s Crimes Ordinance, indecently exposing any part of the body in a public place or in public view without lawful authority or excuse is an offence punishable by a HK$1,000 fine and six months’ imprisonment