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Former Hong Kong school teacher guilty of molesting student

Former Hong Kong school teacher guilty of molesting student
South China Morning Post Wednesday 29 July 2026, 10:02 UTC By Brian Wong 1 min read
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A former Hong Kong school teacher has been remanded in custody pending sentencing for twice molesting a student six years ago. A District Court judge sitting at Tsuen Wan Court found Cheng Hon-sze guilty of two counts of indecent assault on Wednesday, for groping his then 15-year-old pupil and making her perform an obscene act on him between May and October 2020. However, Cheng was cleared of seven other counts of indecent assault because for some incidents, the girl failed to expressly...

A former Hong Kong school teacher has been remanded in custody pending sentencing for twice molesting a student six years ago. A District Court judge sitting at Tsuen Wan Court found Cheng Hon-sze guilty of two counts of indecent assault on Wednesday, for groping his then 15-year-old pupil and making her perform an obscene act on him between May and October 2020. However, Cheng was cleared of seven other counts of indecent assault because for some incidents, the girl failed to expressly refuse...
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