DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases Statistics 2022
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Dear Department of Justice,
We request the following statistical information for 2022:
1) The number of child sexual abuse (“CSA”) cases charged
2) The section and the Ordinance under which the CSA case was charged, including but not limited to the following:
a) Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)
i) Section 47 incest by men
ii) Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16
iii) Section 118 Rape
iv) Section 118A Non-consensual buggery
v) Section 118B Assault with intent to commit buggery
vi) Section 118C Homosexual buggery with or by man under 16
vii) Section 118D Buggery with girl under 21
viii) Section 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual buggery
ix) Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under 21
x) Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male mentally incapacitated person
xi) Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man otherwise than in private
xii) Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with man
xiii) Section 119 Procurement by threats
xiv) Section 120 Procurement by false pretences
xv) Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful sexual act
xvi) Section 122 Indecent assault
xvii) Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13
xviii) Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16
xix) Section 125 Intercourse with mentally incapacitated person
xx) Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16
xxi) Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual intercourse
xxii) Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated person from parent or guardian for sexual act
xxiii) Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong Kong
xxiv) Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of unlawful sexual intercourse or prostitution
xxv) Section 131 Causing prostitution
xxvi) Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
xxvii) Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated person
xxviii) Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice establishment
xxix) Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
xxx) Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution of mentally incapacitated person
xxxi) Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of others
xxxii) Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for making pornography or for live pornographic performances
xxxiii) Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse
xxxiv) Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
xxxv) Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated person to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution or homosexual act
xxxvi) Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under 16
xxxvii) Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose
xxxviii) Section 148 Indecency in public
xxxix) Section 159AAB Voyeurism
xl) Section 159AAC Unlawful recording or observation of intimate parts
xli) Section 159AAD Publication of images originating from commission of offence under section 159AAB(1) or 159AAC(1)
xlii) Section 159AAE Publication or threatened publication of intimate images without consent
xliii) Section 159AAG Who cannot give consent that would prevent conduct from becoming offence under Division 2
xliv) Section 159AAH Disregard whether consent is given
xlv) Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap 579)
3) The outcome of the charge (e.g., pleaded guilty, trial)
4) The sentence type and length if applicable
5) The sex and age of the victim
6) The sex and age of the perpetrator
7) The relationship between the victim and the perpetrator
Regards,
Taura Edgar
https://www.talkhongkong.org/magnitude-o...
Dear Ms Edgar,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 20 March 2023. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.
Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
-----Original Message-----
From: Taura Edgar <[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2023 10:55 PM
To: DoJ Information/DOJ <[2][Department of Justice request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Department of Justice,
We request the following statistical information for 2022:
1) The number of child sexual abuse (“CSA”) cases charged
2) The section and the Ordinance under which the CSA case was charged,
including but not limited to the following:
a) Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)
i) Section 47 incest by men
ii) Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16
iii) Section 118 Rape
iv) Section 118A Non-consensual buggery
v) Section 118B Assault with intent to commit buggery
vi) Section 118C Homosexual buggery with or by man under 16
vii) Section 118D Buggery with girl under 21
viii) Section 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual buggery
ix) Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under 21
x) Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male mentally
incapacitated person
xi) Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man otherwise than in
private
xii) Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with man
xiii) Section 119 Procurement by threats
xiv) Section 120 Procurement by false pretences
xv) Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful
sexual act
xvi) Section 122 Indecent assault
xvii) Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13
xviii) Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16
xix) Section 125 Intercourse with mentally incapacitated person
xx) Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16
xxi) Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual
intercourse
xxii) Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated person from parent
or guardian for sexual act
xxiii) Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong Kong
xxiv) Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of unlawful sexual
intercourse or prostitution
xxv) Section 131 Causing prostitution
xxvi) Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
xxvii) Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated person
xxviii) Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice establishment
xxix) Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse
with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
xxx) Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution of mentally
incapacitated person
xxxi) Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of others
xxxii) Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for
making pornography or for live pornographic performances
xxxiii) Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on
premises or vessel for intercourse
xxxiv) Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises
or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
xxxv) Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated person to resort to
or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution or homosexual
act
xxxvi) Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under 16
xxxvii) Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose
xxxviii) Section 148 Indecency in public
xxxix) Section 159AAB Voyeurism
xl) Section 159AAC Unlawful recording or observation of intimate parts
xli) Section 159AAD Publication of images originating from commission
of offence under section 159AAB(1) or 159AAC(1)
xlii) Section 159AAE Publication or threatened publication of intimate
images without consent
xliii) Section 159AAG Who cannot give consent that would prevent conduct
from becoming offence under Division 2
xliv) Section 159AAH Disregard whether consent is given
xlv) Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap 579)
3) The outcome of the charge (e.g., pleaded guilty, trial)
4) The sentence type and length if applicable
5) The sex and age of the victim
6) The sex and age of the perpetrator
7) The relationship between the victim and the perpetrator
Regards,
Taura Edgar
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Dear Ms Edgar,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
20 March 2023. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 6
April 2023. In the meantime, please contact Ms Loewe Liu at 3902 8048 if
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Emily HO
for Director of Public Prosecutions
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:29 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 20 March 2023. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.
Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
-----Original Message-----
From: Taura Edgar <[2][FOI #1338 email]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2023 10:55 PM
To: DoJ Information/DOJ <[3][Department of Justice request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Department of Justice,
We request the following statistical information for 2022:
1) The number of child sexual abuse (“CSA”) cases charged
2) The section and the Ordinance under which the CSA case was charged,
including but not limited to the following:
a) Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)
i) Section 47 incest by men
ii) Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16
iii) Section 118 Rape
iv) Section 118A Non-consensual buggery
v) Section 118B Assault with intent to commit buggery
vi) Section 118C Homosexual buggery with or by man under 16
vii) Section 118D Buggery with girl under 21
viii) Section 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual buggery
ix) Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under 21
x) Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male mentally
incapacitated person
xi) Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man otherwise than in
private
xii) Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with man
xiii) Section 119 Procurement by threats
xiv) Section 120 Procurement by false pretences
xv) Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful
sexual act
xvi) Section 122 Indecent assault
xvii) Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13
xviii) Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16
xix) Section 125 Intercourse with mentally incapacitated person
xx) Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16
xxi) Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual
intercourse
xxii) Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated person from parent
or guardian for sexual act
xxiii) Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong Kong
xxiv) Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of unlawful sexual
intercourse or prostitution
xxv) Section 131 Causing prostitution
xxvi) Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
xxvii) Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated person
xxviii) Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice establishment
xxix) Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse
with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
xxx) Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution of mentally
incapacitated person
xxxi) Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of others
xxxii) Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for
making pornography or for live pornographic performances
xxxiii) Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on
premises or vessel for intercourse
xxxiv) Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises
or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
xxxv) Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated person to resort to
or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution or homosexual
act
xxxvi) Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under 16
xxxvii) Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose
xxxviii) Section 148 Indecency in public
xxxix) Section 159AAB Voyeurism
xl) Section 159AAC Unlawful recording or observation of intimate parts
xli) Section 159AAD Publication of images originating from commission
of offence under section 159AAB(1) or 159AAC(1)
xlii) Section 159AAE Publication or threatened publication of intimate
images without consent
xliii) Section 159AAG Who cannot give consent that would prevent conduct
from becoming offence under Division 2
xliv) Section 159AAH Disregard whether consent is given
xlv) Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap 579)
3) The outcome of the charge (e.g., pleaded guilty, trial)
4) The sentence type and length if applicable
5) The sex and age of the victim
6) The sex and age of the perpetrator
7) The relationship between the victim and the perpetrator
Regards,
Taura Edgar
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Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your application for access to information dated 20 March 2023,
in which you requested statistical information for 2022 on child sexual
abuse cases.
Regarding point (1), (2), (3) and (4) sentence type in your application,
attached is the statistics relevant to the offences listed in your
application. Your attention is drawn to the remarks in the attachment
regarding the data limitations.
[See attachment "Statistics 2022.XLSX"]
As to point (4) sentence length, (5), (6) and (7), we do not have the
requested statistics.
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 12:21 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
20 March 2023. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 6
April 2023. In the meantime, please contact Ms Loewe Liu at 3902 8048 if
you have any enquiry.
Emily HO
for Director of Public Prosecutions
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:29 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[2][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 20 March 2023. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.
Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
-----Original Message-----
From: Taura Edgar <[3][FOI #1338 email]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2023 10:55 PM
To: DoJ Information/DOJ <[4][Department of Justice request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Department of Justice,
We request the following statistical information for 2022:
1) The number of child sexual abuse (“CSA”) cases charged
2) The section and the Ordinance under which the CSA case was charged,
including but not limited to the following:
a) Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)
i) Section 47 incest by men
ii) Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16
iii) Section 118 Rape
iv) Section 118A Non-consensual buggery
v) Section 118B Assault with intent to commit buggery
vi) Section 118C Homosexual buggery with or by man under 16
vii) Section 118D Buggery with girl under 21
viii) Section 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual buggery
ix) Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under 21
x) Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male mentally
incapacitated person
xi) Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man otherwise than in
private
xii) Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with man
xiii) Section 119 Procurement by threats
xiv) Section 120 Procurement by false pretences
xv) Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful
sexual act
xvi) Section 122 Indecent assault
xvii) Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13
xviii) Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16
xix) Section 125 Intercourse with mentally incapacitated person
xx) Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16
xxi) Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual
intercourse
xxii) Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated person from parent
or guardian for sexual act
xxiii) Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong Kong
xxiv) Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of unlawful sexual
intercourse or prostitution
xxv) Section 131 Causing prostitution
xxvi) Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
xxvii) Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated person
xxviii) Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice establishment
xxix) Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse
with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
xxx) Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution of mentally
incapacitated person
xxxi) Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of others
xxxii) Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for
making pornography or for live pornographic performances
xxxiii) Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on
premises or vessel for intercourse
xxxiv) Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises
or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
xxxv) Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated person to resort to
or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution or homosexual
act
xxxvi) Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under 16
xxxvii) Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose
xxxviii) Section 148 Indecency in public
xxxix) Section 159AAB Voyeurism
xl) Section 159AAC Unlawful recording or observation of intimate parts
xli) Section 159AAD Publication of images originating from commission
of offence under section 159AAB(1) or 159AAC(1)
xlii) Section 159AAE Publication or threatened publication of intimate
images without consent
xliii) Section 159AAG Who cannot give consent that would prevent conduct
from becoming offence under Division 2
xliv) Section 159AAH Disregard whether consent is given
xlv) Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap 579)
3) The outcome of the charge (e.g., pleaded guilty, trial)
4) The sentence type and length if applicable
5) The sex and age of the victim
6) The sex and age of the perpetrator
7) The relationship between the victim and the perpetrator
Regards,
Taura Edgar
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Dear ODPP/DOJ,
Thanks so much for your very helpful reply! It's a shame that the DOJ does not record the age or gender of the victim so we cannot differentiate between offences that were committed against children (<18yrs) and those against adults (>18yrs) but I understand that is how the system is currently structured.
I'd like to ask a few clarifying questions:
1) Can you help to break down the offences similar to your response last year for data from 2010-2021 so that we can make a comparative study - https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/t... (created from your response sent to us 2022-01-31). For example but not limited to:
Offences:
administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful sexual act
aiding, abetting, counselling and/or procuring the offences relating to child pornography
attempting to make child pornography
causing prostitution of woman / another person
procurement of mentally incapacitated person
controlling another person for the purpose of prostitution
gross indecency by man with male mentally incapacitated person
gross indecency with a man under the age of 21
incest by men
incitement to the offences relating to child pornography
"inciting to commit // committing an act of gross indecency // indecent conduct towards / with a child under the age of 16"
indecency in public
indecent assault on a woman / female / mentally incapacitated person / another person
living on earnings of prostitution of others
non-consensual buggery
procuring another person for an unlawful sexual act by false pretences
publishing / possession of / making a child pornography
rape
soliciting for an immoral purpose
"trafficking to Hong Kong in woman for prostitution // trafficking in persons to / from Hong Kong "
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16
2) Can you confirm that no charges related to these offences were recorded?
Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual intercourse
Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for making pornography or for live pornographic performances
Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse
Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
I'd be happy to send a copy of the data you provided last year in XLS but I cannot attach files here. You can find it in this link: https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/histori...
Best Regards,
Taura Edgar
Dear Ms Edgar,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 7 April 2023. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.
Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
-----Original Message-----
From: Taura Edgar <[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 3:11 PM
To: ODPP/DOJ <[2][email address]>
Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases Statistics 2022
Dear ODPP/DOJ,
Thanks so much for your very helpful reply! It's a shame that the DOJ
does not record the age or gender of the victim so we cannot differentiate
between offences that were committed against children (<18yrs) and those
against adults (>18yrs) but I understand that is how the system is
currently structured.
I'd like to ask a few clarifying questions:
1) Can you help to break down the offences similar to your response last
year for data from 2010-2021 so that we can make a comparative study -
[3]https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/t...
(created from your response sent to us 2022-01-31). For example but not
limited to:
Offences:
administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful sexual act
aiding, abetting, counselling and/or procuring the offences relating to
child pornography
attempting to make child pornography
causing prostitution of woman / another person
procurement of mentally incapacitated person
controlling another person for the purpose of prostitution
gross indecency by man with male mentally incapacitated person
gross indecency with a man under the age of 21
incest by men
incitement to the offences relating to child pornography
"inciting to commit // committing an act of gross indecency // indecent
conduct towards / with a child under the age of 16"
indecency in public
indecent assault on a woman / female / mentally incapacitated person /
another person
living on earnings of prostitution of others
non-consensual buggery
procuring another person for an unlawful sexual act by false pretences
publishing / possession of / making a child pornography
rape
soliciting for an immoral purpose
"trafficking to Hong Kong in woman for prostitution // trafficking in
persons to / from Hong Kong "
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16
2) Can you confirm that no charges related to these offences were
recorded?
Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual intercourse
Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with, or
indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for making
pornography or for live pornographic performances
Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on premises
or vessel for intercourse
Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises or
vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
I'd be happy to send a copy of the data you provided last year in XLS but
I cannot attach files here. You can find it in this link:
[4]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/histori...
Best Regards,
Taura Edgar
-----Original Message-----
Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your application for access to information dated 20 March
2023,
in which you requested statistical information for 2022 on child sexual
abuse cases.
Regarding point (1), (2), (3) and (4) sentence type in your application,
attached is the statistics relevant to the offences listed in your
application. Your attention is drawn to the remarks in the attachment
regarding the data limitations.
[See attachment "Statistics 2022.XLSX"]
As to point (4) sentence length, (5), (6) and (7), we do not have the
requested statistics.
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 12:21 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
20 March 2023. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 6
April 2023. In the meantime, please contact Ms Loewe Liu at 3902 8048 if
you have any enquiry.
Emily HO
for Director of Public Prosecutions
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:29 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[2][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 20 March 2023. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.
Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
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Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your email dated 7 April 2023, raising follow-up questions on
the statistics provided in our previous reply.
Regarding your first question, attached please find a set of revised
statistics with reference to the breakdown of offences previously adopted
in the 2010-2021 statistics.
As to your second question, no relevant record could be found for the
offences mentioned in your email. Your attention is drawn to the remarks
in the attachment, especially the second remark regarding the limitations
in the coverage of the statistics.
[See attachment "Statistics 2022 (revised).XLSX"]
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:21 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 7 April 2023. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.
Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
-----Original Message-----
From: Taura Edgar <[2][FOI #1338 email]>
Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 3:11 PM
To: ODPP/DOJ <[3][email address]>
Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases Statistics 2022
Dear ODPP/DOJ,
Thanks so much for your very helpful reply! It's a shame that the DOJ
does not record the age or gender of the victim so we cannot differentiate
between offences that were committed against children (<18yrs) and those
against adults (>18yrs) but I understand that is how the system is
currently structured.
I'd like to ask a few clarifying questions:
1) Can you help to break down the offences similar to your response last
year for data from 2010-2021 so that we can make a comparative study -
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(created from your response sent to us 2022-01-31). For example but not
limited to:
Offences:
administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful sexual act
aiding, abetting, counselling and/or procuring the offences relating to
child pornography
attempting to make child pornography
causing prostitution of woman / another person
procurement of mentally incapacitated person
controlling another person for the purpose of prostitution
gross indecency by man with male mentally incapacitated person
gross indecency with a man under the age of 21
incest by men
incitement to the offences relating to child pornography
"inciting to commit // committing an act of gross indecency // indecent
conduct towards / with a child under the age of 16"
indecency in public
indecent assault on a woman / female / mentally incapacitated person /
another person
living on earnings of prostitution of others
non-consensual buggery
procuring another person for an unlawful sexual act by false pretences
publishing / possession of / making a child pornography
rape
soliciting for an immoral purpose
"trafficking to Hong Kong in woman for prostitution // trafficking in
persons to / from Hong Kong "
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16
2) Can you confirm that no charges related to these offences were
recorded?
Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual intercourse
Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with, or
indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for making
pornography or for live pornographic performances
Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on premises
or vessel for intercourse
Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises or
vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
I'd be happy to send a copy of the data you provided last year in XLS but
I cannot attach files here. You can find it in this link:
[5]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/histori...
Best Regards,
Taura Edgar
-----Original Message-----
Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your application for access to information dated 20 March
2023,
in which you requested statistical information for 2022 on child sexual
abuse cases.
Regarding point (1), (2), (3) and (4) sentence type in your application,
attached is the statistics relevant to the offences listed in your
application. Your attention is drawn to the remarks in the attachment
regarding the data limitations.
[See attachment "Statistics 2022.XLSX"]
As to point (4) sentence length, (5), (6) and (7), we do not have the
requested statistics.
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 12:21 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
20 March 2023. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 6
April 2023. In the meantime, please contact Ms Loewe Liu at 3902 8048 if
you have any enquiry.
Emily HO
for Director of Public Prosecutions
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:29 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[2][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 20 March 2023. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.
Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
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Dear ODPP/DOJ,
Many thanks for doing that! I may come back with questions in due course but I see that you have given me what you have!
We are aware that there are likely charges unrepresented in this data which are prosecuted by in-house counsel or fiat counsel and it does not include those cases prosecuted by court prosecutors attached to magistrates’ courts. Last year I have reached out to "All registries and administrative offices of courts and tribunals for which the Judiciary Administrator has responsibility" but was unable to obtain the information.
If you have any recommendations of who I can contact about the missing data I would be very grateful!
Sincerely,
Taura Edgar
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Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your email dated 13 April 2023 to the Department of Justice.
The Prosecution Offices in Magistracies do not keep statistics on the
subject cases. All case paper would be returned to the responsible law
enforcement agencies after the court proceedings finished. Other than
that, we have no information as to whether any other government
bureaux/departments possess the relevant statistics.
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
-----Original Message-----
From: Taura Edgar <[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2023 7:11 PM
To: ODPP/DOJ <[2][email address]>
Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases Statistics 2022
Dear ODPP/DOJ,
Many thanks for doing that! I may come back with questions in due course
but I see that you have given me what you have!
We are aware that there are likely charges unrepresented in this data
which are prosecuted by in-house counsel or fiat counsel and it does not
include those cases prosecuted by court prosecutors attached to
magistrates’ courts. Last year I have reached out to "All registries and
administrative offices of courts and tribunals for which the Judiciary
Administrator has responsibility" but was unable to obtain the
information.
If you have any recommendations of who I can contact about the missing
data I would be very grateful!
Sincerely,
Taura Edgar
----
How common is child sexual abuse? Who are the victims? Who abuses
children? Our report helps everyone in making evidence-informed responses
that best protect as many children as possible from sexual abuse.
[3]https://www.talkhongkong.org/magnitude-o...
-----Original Message-----
Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your email dated 7 April 2023, raising follow-up questions on
the statistics provided in our previous reply.
Regarding your first question, attached please find a set of revised
statistics with reference to the breakdown of offences previously adopted
in the 2010-2021 statistics.
As to your second question, no relevant record could be found for the
offences mentioned in your email. Your attention is drawn to the remarks
in the attachment, especially the second remark regarding the limitations
in the coverage of the statistics.
[See attachment "Statistics 2022 (revised).XLSX"]
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:21 PM
To: '[FOI #1338 email]'
<[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases
Statistics 2022
Dear Ms Edgar,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 7 April 2023. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.
Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
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Dear ODPP/DOJ,
Thanks so much for the data you provided! Very helpful! Previously you additionally provided the info in the following format
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16
1/FG/CS
4/FNG
2/PG/CS
2/PG/NCS
This helps us see which types of offences had which types of outcomes with verdicts related to sentences.
Can you please do that for the 2022 data? Currently we cannot see how many of were Found guilty / Custodial sentence versus Found guilty / no custodial sentence for example.
Many thanks!
Taura Edgar
Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your email dated 16 May 2023, in which you requested for
statistics in addition to those provided in our previous reply.
Attached please find a set of revised statistics with reference to the
format previously adopted in the 2010-2021 statistics.
[See attachment "Statistics 2022 (revised) v.2.XLSX"]
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
-----Original Message-----
From: Taura Edgar <[1][FOI #1338 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:34 PM
To: ODPP/DOJ <[2][email address]>
Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse
Cases Statistics 2022
Dear ODPP/DOJ,
Thanks so much for the data you provided! Very helpful! Previously you
additionally provided the info in the following format
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16
1/FG/CS
4/FNG
2/PG/CS
2/PG/NCS
This helps us see which types of offences had which types of outcomes with
verdicts related to sentences.
Can you please do that for the 2022 data? Currently we cannot see how
many of were Found guilty / Custodial sentence versus Found guilty / no
custodial sentence for example.
Many thanks!
Taura Edgar
-----Original Message-----
Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your email dated 13 April 2023 to the Department of Justice.
The Prosecution Offices in Magistracies do not keep statistics on the
subject cases. All case paper would be returned to the responsible law
enforcement agencies after the court proceedings finished. Other than
that, we have no information as to whether any other government
bureaux/departments possess the relevant statistics.
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
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