Hong Kong teacher jailed for 3 years for molesting pupil during free tutoring

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-25 · by Fiona Chow
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A Hong Kong maths teacher, age 31, has been sentenced to three years in jail for molesting a nine-year-old student and taking intimate photos of the child and another victim during volunteer tutoring sessions. The abuse occurred between January 2022 and July 2024 at his Yuen Long flat and included an additional six-year-old victim abused in November 2024. Clinically evaluated as a paedophile, the teacher, identified only by his initials CWH, pleaded guilty to the charges.
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A 31-year-old Hong Kong maths teacher, clinically evaluated as a paedophile, has been sentenced to three years in jail for sexually abusing two primary school pupils while providing free tutoring sessions. The abuse occurred between January 2022 and July 2024 against a nine-year-old student at the teacher's Yuen Long flat, with additional abuse of another six-year-old victim in November 2024. During these assaults, the teacher also took intimate photographs of both children.

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A Hong Kong teacher clinically evaluated as a paedophile has been jailed for three years for molesting a primary school pupil and taking intimate pictures of the child and another boy during volunteer tutoring.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-25
2026-09-25 · South China Morning Post
Hong Kong teacher jailed for 3 years for molesting pupil during free tutoring · assertive framing

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Hong Kong teacher jailed for 3 years for molesting pupil during free tutoring Maths teacher, 31, also found to have taken intimate photos of nine-year-old boy and another victim, aged six asserted
teacher → jail → boy
A Hong Kong teacher clinically evaluated as a paedophile has been jailed for three years for molesting a primary school pupil and taking intimate pictures of the child and another boy during volunteer tutoring. asserted
teacher → evaluate → tutoring
Deputy District Judge Ko Wai-hung on Friday sentenced the 31-year-old, who earlier admitted to sexually abusing a student in his Yuen Long flat between January 2022 and July 2024. asserted
who → sentence → January
The pupil was aged nine when the first assault took place. asserted
assault → age → place
The defendant, a maths teacher who was identified in court by his initials CWH, also abused a six-year-old pupil in November 2024. asserted
who → identify → November
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