Ex-Hong Kong teacher jailed for 26 months for abusing girl, 12, at school

A former Hong Kong teacher has been jailed for more than two years for molesting a 12-year-old girl three times at a primary school and pressuring two of her classmates who witnessed the acts to help conceal the crimes.

The District Court on Monday sentenced Wong Fai-man to 26 months behind bars and slammed the “outrageous” and “mind-boggling” acts he committed on the Primary Five student at the school in Tin Shui Wai from March to May of 2023.

The 32-year-old defendant was also taken to task for setting the wrong example for his students by telling them to turn a blind eye to his misconduct.

Wong, who has left the school, was described in court as a devout Christian and church leader responsible for teaching the Bible and developing correct values in teenagers.

He assaulted the victim on three occasions after making her sit on his thighs, using various excuses, the trial heard.

The girl said one of those occasions was “extremely embarrassing” to her, as she was groped in front of all her classmates during a general studies lesson.