Turning the table on assault claim

People who jumped to unpleasant conclusions about an alleged indecent assault on a young woman by a waiter have changed their tunes after seeing a lengthy video clip.

A man and his girlfriend went to Lok Wu Noodles in Tin Shui Wai's Kingswood Richly Plaza last Wednesday night, but they became angry with a waiter and accused him pushing his private parts into the woman's back several times.

The waiter apologized for any contact, but the boyfriend took pictures of the waiter's face and put it online for a "public trial," claiming his behavior was sickening. And the woman claimed to have reported to police.

People were inclining to the woman's side even as the operator of Lok Wu Noodles responded six times on its Facebook page, saying collisions are common in limited-space places, that the waiter had not made contact with the woman intentionally. But there was an apology for the upset.

As the woman said she had contacted police, however, the operator posted 46 minutes of closed-circuit TV footage to show what had or had not occurred.

That had people posting messages that, among other, things criticized the couple for making an unnecessary fuss and saying the pair could simply have changed seats and avoided any problem.