Girl stripped, molested after she sniffs drug - Court told that the act was filmed by another girl
January 20, 2008
SHE was at a party when she became unconscious after sniffing ketamine.
Accused Lau covers his face to avoid photographers outside the court. -- Picture: APPLE DAILY
Apple Daily reported that transport worker Lau Ka Chuen, 17, allegedly took advantage of the situation by stripping and sexually assaulting the 11-year-old girl.
Prosecutor Leslie Parry told a Hong Kong district court that another member of the group, a 15-year-old girl, filmed the alleged assault on her handphone and distributed the clip to her friends.
Lau, who was arrested two months after the alleged incident, is claiming trial to one charge of drug trafficking and one charge of indecent assault.
The alleged offences happened between the night of 26 Apr and the morning of 27 Apr last year.
The gathering comprised Lau, the victim and three of their friends at a rear staircase of a public housing estate in Hong Kong.
During the gathering, Lau allegedly passed around ketamine.
After the girl was knocked out after snorting the drug, Lau allegedly undressed and sexually assaulted her.
Mr Parry said that although she was in a daze, the victim was able to see what Lau was doing.
The victim also told police that after Lau was done with her, he told another boy that it was his turn to assault her.
But she regained her senses at that point, and the other boy helped her to get dressed.
The victim, however, will not be testifying as the prosecution has lost contact with her.
The girl's parents have sent her back to mainland China.
Mr Parry said the prosecution would call the girl as a witness if it could.
He said: 'To say that we decline to call her is an unfair remark. We cannot call her because her father has refused to disclose her address.'
However, defence counsel Sher Hon Piu told Deputy District Judge Pang Chung Ping the proceedings were unfair to his client as the alleged victim cannot be cross-examined.
Mr Parry replied that the prosecution would rely on the 15-year-old girl's testimony.
He added that even if she testified, the victim cannot recall the details of the assault as she was groggy at the time.
But Mr Sher insisted that the victim's testimony was 'overwhelmingly important'.
The judge adjourned the hearing and was expected to deliver the verdict later.
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Girl stripped, molested after she sniffs drug - Court told that the act was filmed by another girl 
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