Two active and retired members of the Hong Kong women's national football team reported being molested by a male assistant coach of the women's national football team. The incident shocked the sports world.
Similar #MeToo incidents have also been exposed in the Hong Kong sports world in the past. The most sensational is the famous Hong Kong hurdler Lui Liyao. In November 2017, she revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a coach in an extracurricular activity in a middle school about 10 years ago. The coach involved was later arrested and charged with indecent assault. , but was found not guilty after trial.
In addition, long-distance running record holder and long-distance running coach Ji Jiawen was also involved in a suspected sexual assault scandal in 2020. However, the Hong Kong Amateur Athletics Association did not receive a complaint from the victim, and the police did not investigate Ji Jiawen.
Lyu Liyao, known as the "Queen of the Bar", is the first Hong Kong athlete to respond to the "#metoo" movement in Europe and the United States. In the early morning of November 30, 2017, the day of her 23rd birthday, she posted a picture on Facebook holding the hashtag "#METOO". ” and wrote an article to disclose his experience of being sexually assaulted by a former coach when he was in middle school more than 10 years ago.
She pointed out that she met former coach Y when she was participating in extracurricular activities at school. Because she believed in the other's professionalism, she agreed to the coach's invitation to receive a massage at her home to relax her muscles.
She explained that the publicity of the incident after so many years is to arouse public attention to child sexual abuse and encourage other unfortunate victims to stand up bravely.
"Queen of the Columns" Lv Liyao revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a coach when she was in middle school in 2017.
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After the incident came to light, the coach involved was arrested and charged with indecent assault, and the case started in May 2018.
On November 16 of the same year, the magistrate Lian Jinhong ruled that the defendant was not guilty on the grounds that the testimony of the witness was suspicious, and the charge of the coach involved was dropped.
However, the judge also reiterated that the court's decision must be based on evidence, and the decision itself may not reflect the entirety of the facts.
Ji Jiawen has been accused by many women of indecent assault and even attempted rape.
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In addition, in November 2020, long-distance running coach Ji Jiawen was anonymously accused by many women on social platforms of "chest touching" indecent assault and even attempted rape.
The victims included female runners, female runners and female athletes. Anonymous claimed that more than 100 victims were involved.
On the 17th of the same month, Ji Jiawen posted an apology on his facebook page, pointing out that he "did not deal with emotional issues seriously in the past", but did not directly respond to the allegations of sexual assault.
Although the Hong Kong Amateur Athletics Federation had issued a statement calling on the victims not to be dumb and to seek help from the Federation or the police, the Federation did not receive any complaints from the suspected victims, and the police did not initiate any investigation into the incident. .
Women's football #MeToo│Hong Kong women's football team assistant coach arrested for indecent assault
