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· collected 2026-08-31 · by Fiona Chow
A 47-year-old moving services manager has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for molesting and filming assaults on his girlfriend's 11-year-old daughter. The defendant pleaded guilty to 18 charges, including seven counts of indecent assault and 11 counts of possession of child pornography, with a total of 233 videos and photos taken during the attacks found by police. The judge cited a psychologist's report that the defendant had a sexual interest in his girlfriend's daughter but was not a paedophile, and noted that the case involved a serious breach of trust due to the defendant's role as a stepfather figure. The abuse occurred between August 2023 and March 2024, during which time the defendant was under the influence of alcohol and allegedly believed he was assaulting his girlfriend, not her daughter.
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A 47-year-old moving services manager was sentenced to 3½ years in prison for molesting his 11-year-old girlfriend's daughter at home. The assaults, which took place between August 2023 and March 2024, were documented through 233 videos and photos that the defendant had taken using his phone. A judge found a deterrent sentence necessary due to the severity of the offense and its impact on the vulnerable child. The defendant pleaded guilty to 18 charges, including seven counts of indecent assault and 11 counts of possession of child pornography, and claimed he was under the influence of alcohol when the incidents occurred.
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Hongkonger jailed 3½ years for molesting girlfriend’s daughter, filming assaults
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Defendant, 47, jailed after police found nude photo of 11-year-old girl in his wallet during response to family quarrel
A moving services manager has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for molesting his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter at home and filming and photographing the assaults, with a Hong Kong judge imposing a heavier penalty to reflect the impact on the vulnerable child.
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Deputy District Judge Ivy Chui Yee-mei said on Monday that a deterrent sentence was necessary for the 47-year-old defendant, whose offence was “far worse” than most indecent assault cases because he possessed 233 videos and photos taken during the attacks between August 2023 and March 2024.
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Citing a psychologist’s report, Chui noted that the defendant was not a paedophile but had shown a sexual interest in his then-girlfriend’s daughter.
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The defendant told the psychologist he had been under the influence of alcohol and had mistaken the girl for his girlfriend.
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He pleaded guilty to 18 charges: seven counts of indecent assault and 11 counts of possession of child pornography.
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He admitted using his phone to take photos and a home security camera to record videos during the assaults.
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A nude picture of the girl was found in his wallet when he was arrested.
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The judge said that as the defendant was seen as a stepfather to the girl, the case involved a serious breach of trust.
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