Hong Kong teacher jailed for 3 years for molesting pupil during free tutoring

South China Morning Post - Sep 25, 2026

A Hong Kong teacher clinically evaluated as a paedophile has been jailed for three years for molesting a primary school pupil and taking intimate pictures of the child and another boy during volunteer tutoring. Deputy District Judge Ko Wai-hung on Friday sentenced the 31-year-old, who earlier admitted to sexually abusing a student in his Yuen Long flat between January 2022 and July 2024. The pupil was aged nine when the first assault took place. The defendant, a maths teacher who was identified...

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