Three teenagers held after car park sex clip goes viral

Marco Lam and Michael Shum

Three teenagers were arrested late Wednesday after they were suspected of being filmed engaging in group sex in a public housing estate car park.

Police said they found the three in possession of suspected "space oil," a drug which has gained popularity among teenagers.

The viral video was uploaded online on Tuesday night. Police arrested two males aged 16 and 18 and a 16-year-old girl the following day. It was understood that the girl and the 18-year-old were living together.

In the video, the three can be seen engaging in sexual activities on a platform of the car park in Tin Yat Estate, Tin Shui Wai. One of them can also be seen vaping at the scene.

A non-Chinese individual who filmed the act is heard imploring the trio to stop, shouting "this isn't a hotel."

The person also raised concerns about whether the girl, lying on her stomach, was conscious, suspecting the trio were under the influence of narcotics.

The trio was seemingly unbothered by the "spectator" and continued, even when the person said he had called the police. The video ended after the two men pulled up their pants and zippers.

Police said that following an investigation, officers arrested the trio on suspicion of outraging public decency under the common law, an offense punishable by up to seven years in jail.

In a subsequent search at the 18-year-old man's and 16-year-old boy's homes, authorities respectively found two and seven e-cigarette cartridges suspected to contain etomidate. They were slapped with another offense for possession of dangerous drugs. The 16-year-old boy also faces raps for possession of prohibited weapons after two expandable batons were found at his home.

A local TV station was able to contact a man who identified as Peter, who claimed to know one of the males and the female. Peter said they have been consuming "space oil" everyday for a year or two already, and they usually consume it at night.

Peter also said he was surprised by their recent act. "They have never done something that outrageous before. They only fought among themselves for the device to consume 'space oil.'"

Sing Tao Probe earlier went undercover and successfully contacted a seller, who said his products came from Cambodia, before running away in a shopping mall after discovering reporters' cameras.

The government officially gazetted a ban on etomidate - the key ingredient of "space oil" - along with three similar substances starting from February 14, classifying them as dangerous drugs.