The Social Welfare Bureau says youths are committing more crimes than prior to the pandemic, and that sexual offences make up a large percentage of them.
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John Mo Shi Jian initially found innocent in 2018 by the Base Judicial Court; Public Prosecution Office did not agree and appealed against decision.
Out of 81 cases, most involve bodily harm, while small percentage fall into realm of mental or sexual abuse.
Most cases involve physical violence, though there are some instances of mental and sexual abuse too.
A 19-year-old local man surnamed Leong was arrested for sexually abusing his intoxicated ex-girlfriend at her flat last week.
A security guard was arrested on Sunday for the sexual abuse of a 9-year-old girl more than 10 times on multiple occasions.
The police recorded 10 child sexual abuse cases in the first half of this year, double the number compared with the same period of last year.
A male tutor from Hong Kong has been sentenced to a prison term of 18 years and six months for repeatedly sexually abusing at least six schoolboys.
A local bus driver was detained for the alleged sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl.
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