Youth remanded after admitting sex with 12-year-old girl
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
An 18-year-old defendant admitted at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, sitting as the District Court, to unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 after meeting the 12-year-old online and later having sex in a shopping mall men’s toilet cubicle.
Acting District Judge Chloe Tsui Hei-mei questioned whether the pair could truly be described as being in a romantic relationship, noting they had known each other for less than a month before the offence.
Because the defendant was young at the time of the offence, the court remanded him in custody and adjourned sentencing to September 9 pending reports on probation, community service and a training centre option.
The case details showed the girl later told her mother and a social worker what had happened, while forensic examination found signs of penetrative injury to her hymen.
Key Points
- Defendant Tsui Kwong-ho pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 in case DCCC1045/2025.
- The girl, then a 12-year-old Primary Six pupil, said she met Tsui on Kuaishou in January 2024 and told him her age.
- On February 6, 2024, they met at a plaza in San Po Kong and went into a men’s toilet cubicle after spending the evening together.
- The prosecution said Tsui wore a condom, penetrated the girl while seated on the toilet, and stopped after about five thrusts when she felt pain.
- The girl’s mother later found sexual messages on her phone, followed her on February 23, saw the pair hugging and kissing in a park, and took them to a police station after Tsui admitted the intercourse.
Why It Matters
The case shows how quickly contact made on social media can move offline and place children at risk of serious sexual offences.
It also underlines that in Hong Kong, a child under 13 cannot legally consent to sexual intercourse, regardless of how either party describes the relationship.