DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases Statistics 2023-24

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Dear Department of Justice,

We request the following statistical information for 2023 & 2024 separately:

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)
and
xlvi) Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse (Cap 650)

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

If you have any suggestions on other data related to CSA that we may obtain from the DOJ, please do let us know. And many thanks in advance!

Taura Edgar
https://www.talkhongkong.org/magnitude-o...

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ODPP/DOJ, Department of Justice

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Our department has received your application for access to information on
22 June 2025.  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 11
July 2025.  In the meantime, please contact me at 3902 8048 if you have
any enquiry.

 

 

 

Emily HO

for Director of Public Prosecutions

 

 

 

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ODPP/DOJ, Department of Justice

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Dear Ms Edgar,

 

I refer to your application for access to information dated 22 June 2025,
in which you requested statistical information for 2023 and 2024 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 2023-2024.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: Monday, June 30, 2025 5:10 PM
To: [1][FOI #1527 email]
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - DOJ Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Statistics 2023-24

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Our department has received your application for access to information on
22 June 2025.  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 11
July 2025.  In the meantime, please contact me at 3902 8048 if you have
any enquiry.

 

 

 

Emily HO

for Director of Public Prosecutions

 

 

 

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Dear ODPP/DOJ,

Many thanks Irene. We appreciate that not all the data that passes through the DOJ is recorded. I hope it will be in the future. Meanwhile we will make good use of the information received.

Sincerely,
Taura Edgar