A 12-year-old girl in Cherry Street Park, Tai Kok Tsui, was tricked by a middle-aged man into a disabled toilet.
Last Saturday (18th) when the girl was playing in the park, she was accused by a strange man of damaging the park and asked her to explain to the management.
On the way, the man showed a wolf face and took the girl to the disabled toilet to indecently assault the girl. The girl endured the humiliation for nearly a few minutes, successfully escaped and called the police.
After investigation, the police arrested a 56-year-old man surnamed Su involved in the case yesterday (22nd). After investigation, the police believed that he did not know the victim girl and suspected that he was randomly looking for a target on the street to commit the crime.
We urge parents and their children to contact the police immediately if they encounter similar incidents as above.
Inspector Tam Ka-ho, the case supervisor of the 9th Team of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Mong Kok Police District, explained the case this morning (23rd) that the police arrested a 56-year-old man surnamed Su Bei yesterday (22nd), who was suspected of being involved in the crime last Saturday (18th). ) molested a girl at Cherry Street Park in Tai Kok Tsui.
Police received a report on Saturday that a 12-year-old girl was playing in Cherry Street Park when a man suddenly approached her, saying that the girl had destroyed the park and asking her to explain the incident to the management office.
At that time, the girl believed the man's words and left with him.
After that, the man actually took the girl to a disabled toilet in the park, locked the door, put his hands on the girl, touched the girl's hands and feet for a few minutes, and then the girl fled the park and called the police for help.
After receiving a report, the police conducted in-depth investigation and searched a large number of CCTV videos. The police arrested a 56-year-old man involved in the case at a hotel on Nathan Road in Mong Kok at 11:00 yesterday morning. He reported that he was unemployed and is being detained for investigation.
Inspector Tam Ka-ho, the case supervisor of the 9th Team of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Mong Kok Police District, explained the case this morning (23rd).
(Photo by Weng Yuhui)
According to the police investigation, the arrested man did not know the victim girl, and it is believed that he was looking for a target on the street to commit the crime randomly.
Police urge any members of the public or their children to contact the police immediately on 3661 8716 if they encounter any of the above-mentioned incidents.
Tam Ka-ho said that according to the crime of indecent assault under the Crimes Ordinance, Chapter 200 of the laws of Hong Kong, the maximum penalty upon conviction is imprisonment for 10 years. Members of the public should not try the law by themselves.
A 24-year-old woman was detained by the police at Diamond Hill Station for suspected indecent assault in a MTR carriage. A 61-year-old man was detained by a 28-year-old man at a warehouse in Lau Fau Shan. A 31-year-old man was detained by the police. 37-year-old man arrested for indecent assault was detained, searched, assaulted police and subdued with pepper spray