Jobless man jailed 50 months for molesting sister
Bastillepost · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A 32-year-old unemployed man, identified in court as C.S.F., was sentenced at the District Court to 50 months in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of indecent assault against his younger sister. The court heard the abuse happened twice at home, first when the girl was about seven and later when she was about 13, with the incidents only being reported to a social worker in 2024 before police were notified. Judge Li Hing-nin said child sexual abuse was a serious offence and that the case involved a grave breach of trust because the defendant was the victim’s elder brother, about 14 years older than her. Psychiatric and psychological reports said the defendant lacked remorse and empathy, and a psychiatrist assessed his risk of reoffending as high.
Key Points
- The defendant, born in 1994, admitted two indecent assault charges in District Court case DCCC1021/2025 and was jailed for a total of 50 months.
- In the first incident, at a Shek Kip Mei flat belonging to their grandmother, he removed the girl’s underwear and licked her genital area and groin.
- The court heard the victim was in Primary Two, about seven years old, while the defendant was 21 when that first assault took place.
- About six years later at their home in Shun Tin Estate, he pulled down her trousers while she slept and inserted a finger into her genital area once.
- Reports said he began losing his eyesight from age 18, had multiple psychiatric hospital admissions, and told a psychiatrist the incident was not a big deal.
Why It Matters
The case underlines how sexual abuse within families can remain hidden for years before a victim feels able to disclose it to a trusted professional. It also shows the weight Hong Kong courts place on breach of trust, child protection and expert assessments of future risk when sentencing sexual offences against minors.