Student gets probation over indecent assault at Kwun Tong pool
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Summary
An 18-year-old male student was sentenced at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on August 31 after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of indecent assault involving a 13-year-old boy at Kwun Tong Swimming Pool on October 8, 2025. Acting Principal Magistrate Li Chi-ho said he had considered psychological, probation and community service order reports before imposing a 12-month probation order. The court heard the defendant and the complainant were senior and junior schoolmates, and that the assaults took place first in the children’s pool and later in a shower cubicle. The defendant admitted the acts under caution, saying he was “curious” and was “just fooling around” with the victim
Key Points
- The defendant, Wong Tsz-hin, 18, was described in court as a Higher Diploma student and faced two indecent assault charges
- The charges said the offences happened on October 8, 2025, at Kwun Tong Swimming Pool on 2 Tsui Ping Road, Kwun Tong
- Prosecutors said Wong invited the 13-year-old victim, identified as X, to swim and touched his genitals over swimwear in the children’s pool
- After X went to a shower cubicle, Wong followed him inside, insisted on showering together, and touched the boy’s genitals several more times
- The court heard Wong put his hand inside X’s swimwear for about two seconds, said he wanted to masturbate him, and later rubbed X’s buttocks with his own genitals
Why It Matters
The case concerns alleged sexual offending between students in a setting commonly used by children and teenagers, making school and youth safeguarding a direct public concern in Hong Kong. The probation sentence also shows the court weighed rehabilitation-focused reports alongside the seriousness of the admitted conduct