Two years for child indecency

A tutor was handed a 24-month prison sentence in the district court for coaxing two girls, aged six and seven, to show him their chests and the even more intimate parts of their bodies under the pretext of teaching them the meanings of the words "fat" and "slim" in class.

The Israeli English-language tutor, identified as T E in court, had pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with children under 16 and one count of possession of child pornography.

Eddie Yip Chor-man said psychological reports showed T E was addicted to drink and child pornography, meaning he was likely to reoffend.

The two victims, Yip said, were at a very trusting age when the crime happened and T E violated their trust.

He bribed them with gifts to get what he wanted, even committing the offenses in front of others.

T E arrived in 2018 and began tutoring in January 2019 at an education center in Tai Po for HK$21,000 a month.

On May 15, 2021, he sought to teach the two girls and three male pupils the meaning of antonyms.

Using "fat and slim" as an example, he tried to get the six-year-old, to pull up her shirt. When she refused, he said he would give her a gift if she obeyed. She then showed her chest.

T E then asked her to show her private parts, and she pulled her trousers and underpants down to her knees.

He took a photo of her, praised her, gave her a keychain and allowed her to paint on a whiteboard.

T E then tried to get the seven-year-old to do the same.

She showed him her chest, saying she too wanted to paint on the board, but refused to show her private parts.

T E was arrested on May 21, 2021, and police found 211 photos and six videos of child porn on his computer.

His lawyer said T E was beaten, had his food taken away by inmates and had to stay in solitary confinement.