Historical Statistics of CSA Cases at DOJ

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Dear Department of Justice,

We request the following statistical information by year from January 2010 through December 2021:

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 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual buggery
vii) Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under 21
viii) Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male mentally incapacitated person
ix) Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man otherwise than in private
x) Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with man
xi) Section 119 Procurement by threats
xii) Section 120 Procurement by false pretences
xiii) Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or facilitate unlawful sexual act
xiv) Section 122 Indecent assault
xv) Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13
xvi) Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16
xvii) Section 125 Intercourse with mentally incapacitated person
xviii) Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16
xix) Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 for sexual intercourse
xx) Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated person from parent or guardian for sexual act
xxi) Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong Kong
xxii) Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of unlawful sexual intercourse or prostitution
xxiii) Section 131 Causing prostitution
xxiv) Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21
xxv) Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated person
xxvi) Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice establishment
xxvii) Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16
xxviii) Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution of mentally incapacitated person
xxix) Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of others
xxx) Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons under 18 for making pornography or for live pornographic performances
xxxi) Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse
xxxii) Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or homosexual act
xxxiii) Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated person to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution or homosexual act
xxxiv) Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under 16
xxxv) Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose
xxxvi) Section 148 Indecency in public
xxxvii) Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap 579)
3) The outcome of the charge (e.g., pleaded guilty, trial)
4) The sentence handed down

Regards,
Taura Edgar
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for Director of Public Prosecutions

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of CSA
Cases at DOJ
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:02:03 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

Dear Department of Justice,

We request the following statistical information by year from January 2010
through December 2021:

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 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual
buggery

   vii)                 Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under
21

   viii)                 Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male
mentally incapacitated person

   ix)                 Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man
otherwise than in private

   x)                 Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with
man

   xi)                 Section 119 Procurement by threats

   xii)                 Section 120 Procurement by false pretences

   xiii)                 Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or
facilitate unlawful sexual act

   xiv)                 Section 122 Indecent assault

   xv)                 Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13

   xvi)                 Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16

   xvii)                 Section 125 Intercourse with mentally
incapacitated person

   xviii)                 Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16

   xix)                 Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18
for sexual intercourse

   xx)                 Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated
person from parent or guardian for sexual act

   xxi)                 Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong
Kong

   xxii)                 Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of
unlawful sexual intercourse or prostitution

   xxiii)                 Section 131 Causing prostitution

   xxiv)                 Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21

   xxv)                 Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated
person

   xxvi)                 Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice
establishment

   xxvii)                 Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution
of, intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16

   xxviii)                 Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution
of mentally incapacitated person

   xxix)                 Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of
others

   xxx)                 Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons
under 18 for making pornography or for live pornographic performances

   xxxi)                 Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to
resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse

   xxxii)                 Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to
or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or
homosexual act

   xxxiii)                 Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated
person to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse,
prostitution or homosexual act

   xxxiv)                 Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under
16

   xxxv)                 Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose

   xxxvi)                 Section 148 Indecency in public

   xxxvii)                 Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap
579)

3)                 The outcome of the charge (e.g., pleaded guilty, trial)

4)                 The sentence handed down

Regards,

Taura Edgar

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Our department has received your application for access to information on
21 December 2021.  Your application is now under processing.  According to
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From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
Date:        23/12/2021 09:25
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics
of CSA Cases at DOJ
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Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 21 December 2021. We
will give you a reply as soon as possible.

Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of CSA
Cases at DOJ
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:02:03 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

Dear Department of Justice,

We request the following statistical information by year from January 2010
through December 2021:

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 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual
buggery

   vii)                 Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under
21

   viii)                 Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male
mentally incapacitated person

   ix)                 Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man
otherwise than in private

   x)                 Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with
man

   xi)                 Section 119 Procurement by threats

   xii)                 Section 120 Procurement by false pretences

   xiii)                 Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or
facilitate unlawful sexual act

   xiv)                 Section 122 Indecent assault

   xv)                 Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13

   xvi)                 Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16

   xvii)                 Section 125 Intercourse with mentally
incapacitated person

   xviii)                 Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16

   xix)                 Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18
for sexual intercourse

   xx)                 Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated
person from parent or guardian for sexual act

   xxi)                 Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong
Kong

   xxii)                 Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of
unlawful sexual intercourse or prostitution

   xxiii)                 Section 131 Causing prostitution

   xxiv)                 Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21

   xxv)                 Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated
person

   xxvi)                 Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice
establishment

   xxvii)                 Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution
of, intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16

   xxviii)                 Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution
of mentally incapacitated person

   xxix)                 Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of
others

   xxx)                 Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons
under 18 for making pornography or for live pornographic performances

   xxxi)                 Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to
resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse

   xxxii)                 Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to
or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or
homosexual act

   xxxiii)                 Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated
person to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse,
prostitution or homosexual act

   xxxiv)                 Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under
16

   xxxv)                 Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose

   xxxvi)                 Section 148 Indecency in public

   xxxvii)                 Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap
579)

3)                 The outcome of the charge (e.g., pleaded guilty, trial)

4)                 The sentence handed down

Regards,

Taura Edgar

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Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your application for access to information dated 21 December
2021, in which you requested the statistical information by year from
January 2010 through December 2021 on child sexual abuse cases charged for
different offences.

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.

Michael Wong
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
Date:        30/12/2021 10:40
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics
of CSA Cases at DOJ
Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

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From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
Date:        23/12/2021 09:25
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics
of CSA Cases at DOJ
Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

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This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 21 December 2021. We
will give you a reply as soon as possible.

Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of CSA
Cases at DOJ
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:02:03 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

Dear Department of Justice,

We request the following statistical information by year from January 2010
through December 2021:

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 118G Procuring others to commit homosexual
buggery

   vii)                 Section 118H Gross indecency with or by man under
21

   viii)                 Section 118I Gross indecency by man with male
mentally incapacitated person

   ix)                 Section 118J Gross indecency by man with man
otherwise than in private

   x)                 Section 118K Procuring gross indecency by man with
man

   xi)                 Section 119 Procurement by threats

   xii)                 Section 120 Procurement by false pretences

   xiii)                 Section 121 Administering drugs to obtain or
facilitate unlawful sexual act

   xiv)                 Section 122 Indecent assault

   xv)                 Section 123 Intercourse with girl under 13

   xvi)                 Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16

   xvii)                 Section 125 Intercourse with mentally
incapacitated person

   xviii)                 Section 126 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16

   xix)                 Section 127 Abduction of unmarried girl under 18
for sexual intercourse

   xx)                 Section 128 Abduction of mentally incapacitated
person from parent or guardian for sexual act

   xxi)                 Section 129 Trafficking in persons to or from Hong
Kong

   xxii)                 Section 130 Control over persons for purpose of
unlawful sexual intercourse or prostitution

   xxiii)                 Section 131 Causing prostitution

   xxiv)                 Section 132 Procurement of girl under 21

   xxv)                 Section 133 Procurement of mentally incapacitated
person

   xxvi)                 Section 134 Detention for intercourse or in vice
establishment

   xxvii)                 Section 135 Causing or encouraging prostitution
of, intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl or boy under 16

   xxviii)                 Section 136 Causing or encouraging prostitution
of mentally incapacitated person

   xxix)                 Section 137 Living on earnings of prostitution of
others

   xxx)                 Section 138A Use, procurement or offer of persons
under 18 for making pornography or for live pornographic performances

   xxxi)                 Section 140 Permitting girl or boy under 13 to
resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse

   xxxii)                 Section 141 Permitting young person to resort to
or be on premises or vessel for intercourse, prostitution, buggery or
homosexual act

   xxxiii)                 Section 142 Permitting mentally incapacitated
person to resort to or be on premises or vessel for intercourse,
prostitution or homosexual act

   xxxiv)                 Section 146 Indecent conduct towards child under
16

   xxxv)                 Section 147 Soliciting for an immoral purpose

   xxxvi)                 Section 148 Indecency in public

   xxxvii)                 Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap
579)

3)                 The outcome of the charge (e.g., pleaded guilty, trial)

4)                 The sentence handed down

Regards,

Taura Edgar

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Dear Department of Justice,

Many thanks for your reply, I really appreciate your time and explanatory notes.

The main purpose of our request is to look at sexual crimes against children (under 18 or 16 yrs) and as far as possible some info about the perpetrators. Therefore, I would like to ask some followup questions to get data that pertains to that and to understand the data received:

1. Incest - The criminal code breaks this down in gender of perpetrator (Section 47 incest by men, Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16). Can you please provide the data this way too? If not, why not?

2. Sexual crimes against boys - Please help me to understand which charges relate to minor male victims. There are several crimes specifically aimed at minor females (e.g. Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16), which crimes relate to boys?

3. Indecency: Please do break out the following "inciting to commit // committing an act of gross indecency // indecent conduct towards / with a child under the age of 16" into their individual charges.

4. Age of the victim - Is not provided. It seems unlikely that it is not recorded since the age of the victim likely effects sentencing and therefore must be recorded. We would like to know the age for several reasons: a) it is currently hard to distinguish which crimes children are victim to when we understand that some Rapes, Buggery, etc. charges are likely involving minor children and b) if possible we would like to understand the effects of crime on certain age groups such as 0-8, 10-13, 14-18.

5. No Charges - Can I just confirm that your records say there were no charges laid for these crimes from 2010-2021?
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

6. Other Courts - The data you provided covers the cases prosecuted by in-house counsel or fiat counsel. It does not include those cases prosecuted by court prosecutors attached to magistrates’ courts. Who can we contact to receive the data from the magistrates' courts?

7. Data by year - The data by year must be held in order for this report to be pulled to the exact dates I requested. Please do provide it broken down by year as requested.

Regards,
Taura Edgar
https://www.talkhongkong.org/

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Dear Ms Edgar,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 12 January 2022. We
will give you a reply as soon as possible.

Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
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Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of
CSA Cases at DOJ
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:48:52 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

Dear Department of Justice,

Many thanks for your reply, I really appreciate your time and explanatory
notes.  

The main purpose of our request is to look at sexual crimes against
children (under 18 or 16 yrs) and as far as possible some info about the
perpetrators.  Therefore, I would like to ask some followup questions to
get data that pertains to that and to understand the data received:

1. Incest - The criminal code breaks this down in gender of perpetrator
(Section 47 incest by men, Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16).  Can
you please provide the data this way too?  If not, why not?

2. Sexual crimes against boys - Please help me to understand which charges
relate to minor male victims. There are several crimes specifically aimed
at minor females (e.g. Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16), which
crimes relate to boys?

3. Indecency: Please do break out the following "inciting to commit //
committing an act of gross indecency // indecent conduct towards / with a
child under the age of 16" into their individual charges.

4. Age of the victim - Is not provided. It seems unlikely that it is not
recorded since the age of the victim likely effects sentencing and
therefore must be recorded.  We would like to know the age for several
reasons: a) it is currently hard to distinguish which crimes children are
victim to when we understand that some Rapes, Buggery, etc. charges are
likely involving minor children and b) if possible we would like to
understand the effects of crime on certain age groups such as 0-8, 10-13,
14-18.

5. No Charges - Can I just confirm that your records say there were no
charges laid for these crimes from 2010-2021?

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

6. Other Courts - The data you provided covers the cases prosecuted by
in-house counsel or fiat counsel.  It does not include those cases
prosecuted by court prosecutors attached to magistrates’ courts.  Who can
we contact to receive the data from the magistrates' courts?

7. Data by year - The data by year must be held in order for this report
to be pulled to the exact dates I requested.  Please do provide it broken
down by year as requested.

Regards,

Taura Edgar

[3]https://www.talkhongkong.org/

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Dear Ms Edgar,

I refer to your application for access to information dated 21 December

2021, in which you requested the statistical information by year from

January 2010 through December 2021 on child sexual abuse cases charged for

different offences.

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.

Michael Wong

Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions

(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG

To:        <[FOI #923 email]>

Date:        30/12/2021 10:40

Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics

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Dear Ms Edgar,

Our department has received your application for access to information on
12 January 2022.  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 31
January 2022.  In the meantime, please contact me at 3902 8048 if you have
any enquiry.

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From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
Date:        13/01/2022 09:11
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics
of CSA Cases at DOJ
Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

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This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 12 January 2022. We
will give you a reply as soon as possible.

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for Director of Public Prosecutions
-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of
CSA Cases at DOJ
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:48:52 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

Dear Department of Justice,

Many thanks for your reply, I really appreciate your time and explanatory
notes.  

The main purpose of our request is to look at sexual crimes against
children (under 18 or 16 yrs) and as far as possible some info about the
perpetrators.  Therefore, I would like to ask some followup questions to
get data that pertains to that and to understand the data received:

1. Incest - The criminal code breaks this down in gender of perpetrator
(Section 47 incest by men, Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16).  Can
you please provide the data this way too?  If not, why not?

2. Sexual crimes against boys - Please help me to understand which charges
relate to minor male victims. There are several crimes specifically aimed
at minor females (e.g. Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16), which
crimes relate to boys?

3. Indecency: Please do break out the following "inciting to commit //
committing an act of gross indecency // indecent conduct towards / with a
child under the age of 16" into their individual charges.

4. Age of the victim - Is not provided. It seems unlikely that it is not
recorded since the age of the victim likely effects sentencing and
therefore must be recorded.  We would like to know the age for several
reasons: a) it is currently hard to distinguish which crimes children are
victim to when we understand that some Rapes, Buggery, etc. charges are
likely involving minor children and b) if possible we would like to
understand the effects of crime on certain age groups such as 0-8, 10-13,
14-18.

5. No Charges - Can I just confirm that your records say there were no
charges laid for these crimes from 2010-2021?

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

6. Other Courts - The data you provided covers the cases prosecuted by
in-house counsel or fiat counsel.  It does not include those cases
prosecuted by court prosecutors attached to magistrates’ courts.  Who can
we contact to receive the data from the magistrates' courts?

7. Data by year - The data by year must be held in order for this report
to be pulled to the exact dates I requested.  Please do provide it broken
down by year as requested.

Regards,

Taura Edgar

[3]https://www.talkhongkong.org/

-----Original Message-----

Dear Ms Edgar,

I refer to your application for access to information dated 21 December

2021, in which you requested the statistical information by year from

January 2010 through December 2021 on child sexual abuse cases charged for

different offences.

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.

Michael Wong

Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions

(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG

To:        <[FOI #923 email]>

Date:        30/12/2021 10:40

Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics

of CSA Cases at DOJ

Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Our department has received your application for access to information on

21 December 2021.  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 10

January 2022.  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/HKSARG

To:        <[FOI #923 email]>

Date:        23/12/2021 09:25

Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics

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Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your email dated 12 January 2022, raising several follow-up
questions and requests on the statistics provided in our previous reply.

Attached please find a set of revised statistics and a summary of our
response to your follow-up questions and requests.  Your attention is
drawn to the remarks in the attachment regarding the data limitations.

Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions) (Acting)

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
Date:        21/01/2022 08:52
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics
of CSA Cases at DOJ
Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

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Dear Ms Edgar,

Our department has received your application for access to information on
12 January 2022.  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 31
January 2022.  In the meantime, please contact me at 3902 8048 if you have
any enquiry.

Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
Date:        13/01/2022 09:11
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics
of CSA Cases at DOJ
Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

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Dear Ms Edgar,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 12 January 2022. We
will give you a reply as soon as possible.

Loewe LIU
for Director of Public Prosecutions
-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of
CSA Cases at DOJ
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:48:52 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

Dear Department of Justice,

Many thanks for your reply, I really appreciate your time and explanatory
notes.  

The main purpose of our request is to look at sexual crimes against
children (under 18 or 16 yrs) and as far as possible some info about the
perpetrators.  Therefore, I would like to ask some followup questions to
get data that pertains to that and to understand the data received:

1. Incest - The criminal code breaks this down in gender of perpetrator
(Section 47 incest by men, Section 48 Incest by women of or over 16).  Can
you please provide the data this way too?  If not, why not?

2. Sexual crimes against boys - Please help me to understand which charges
relate to minor male victims. There are several crimes specifically aimed
at minor females (e.g. Section 124 Intercourse with girl under 16), which
crimes relate to boys?

3. Indecency: Please do break out the following "inciting to commit //
committing an act of gross indecency // indecent conduct towards / with a
child under the age of 16" into their individual charges.

4. Age of the victim - Is not provided. It seems unlikely that it is not
recorded since the age of the victim likely effects sentencing and
therefore must be recorded.  We would like to know the age for several
reasons: a) it is currently hard to distinguish which crimes children are
victim to when we understand that some Rapes, Buggery, etc. charges are
likely involving minor children and b) if possible we would like to
understand the effects of crime on certain age groups such as 0-8, 10-13,
14-18.

5. No Charges - Can I just confirm that your records say there were no
charges laid for these crimes from 2010-2021?

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

6. Other Courts - The data you provided covers the cases prosecuted by
in-house counsel or fiat counsel.  It does not include those cases
prosecuted by court prosecutors attached to magistrates’ courts.  Who can
we contact to receive the data from the magistrates' courts?

7. Data by year - The data by year must be held in order for this report
to be pulled to the exact dates I requested.  Please do provide it broken
down by year as requested.

Regards,

Taura Edgar

[3]https://www.talkhongkong.org/

-----Original Message-----

Dear Ms Edgar,

I refer to your application for access to information dated 21 December

2021, in which you requested the statistical information by year from

January 2010 through December 2021 on child sexual abuse cases charged for

different offences.

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.

Michael Wong

Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions

(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG

To:        <[FOI #923 email]>

Date:        30/12/2021 10:40

Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics

of CSA Cases at DOJ

Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Sir/Madam,

Our department has received your application for access to information on

21 December 2021.  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 10

January 2022.  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/HKSARG

To:        <[FOI #923 email]>

Date:        23/12/2021 09:25

Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics

of CSA Cases at DOJ

Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

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Dear Department of Justice,

Many thanks again for your document "Number of charges laid for different offences from January 2010 to December 2021" related to sexual offences. May we please know the length of custodial sentences handed down for these offenses related to children (<18yrs)?

attempting to make child pornography
gross indecency with a man under the age of 21
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
publishing / possession of / making a child pornography
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16

Best regards,
Taura Edgar
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This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 23 May 2022. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.

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-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of CSA
Cases at DOJ
Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 10:45:44 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

 

Dear Department of Justice,
 
 
 
Many thanks again for your document "Number of charges laid for different
offences from January 2010 to December 2021" related to sexual offences.
 May we please know the length of custodial sentences handed down for
these offenses related to children (<18yrs)?
 
 
 
attempting to make child pornography
 
gross indecency with a man under the age of 21
 
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
 
publishing / possession of / making a child pornography
 
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13
 
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16
 
 
 
Best regards,
 
Taura Edgar
 
[3]www.talkhongkong.org
 
 
 
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Dear Ms Edgar,
I refer to your application for access to information dated 23 May 2022.

Kindly be informed that the Department of Justice does not maintain
statistics on the length of custodial sentences for individual categories
of offences as requested.

Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions) (Acting)

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
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Date:        24/05/2022 10:34
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This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 23 May 2022. We will
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Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of CSA
Cases at DOJ
Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 10:45:44 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

 

Dear Department of Justice,
 
 
 
Many thanks again for your document "Number of charges laid for different
offences from January 2010 to December 2021" related to sexual offences.
 May we please know the length of custodial sentences handed down for
these offenses related to children (<18yrs)?
 
 
 
attempting to make child pornography
 
gross indecency with a man under the age of 21
 
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
 
publishing / possession of / making a child pornography
 
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13
 
unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16
 
 
 
Best regards,
 
Taura Edgar
 
[3]www.talkhongkong.org
 
 
 
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Dear Department of Justice,

Thanks for letting us know. Do you maintain any information about custodial sentences even if not for individual offences - perhaps as a group such as sexual offenses? If yes, please provide them broken down by year 2010-2021.

The HKLRC's "Sentencing and related matters in the review of sexual offences" Report references Dr Hui's views that those convicted of specified offences (including rape, bestiality and indecent
assault) and sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more "constitutes less than 20% of all sex offenders admitted to correctional institutions." Where do they gather this data about the sentencing period?

Best regards,
Taura Edgar

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Dear Ms Edgar,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 31 May 2022. We will
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-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of
CSA Cases at DOJ
Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 04:42:58 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

 

Dear Department of Justice,
 
 
 
Thanks for letting us know.  Do you maintain any information about
custodial sentences even if not for individual offences - perhaps as a
group such as sexual offenses?  If yes, please provide them broken down by
year 2010-2021.
 
 
 
The HKLRC's "Sentencing and related matters in the review of sexual
offences" Report references Dr Hui's views that those convicted of
specified offences (including rape, bestiality and indecent
 
assault) and sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more  "constitutes
less than 20% of all sex offenders admitted to correctional institutions."
 Where do they gather this data about the sentencing period?
 
 
 
Best regards,
 
Taura Edgar
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
 
 
 
Dear Ms Edgar,
 
 I refer to your application for access to information dated 23 May 2022.
 
 
 
 Kindly be informed that the Department of Justice does not maintain
 
 statistics on the length of custodial sentences for individual categories
 
 of offences as requested.
 
 
 
 Irene Fan
 
 Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
 
 (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions) (Acting)
 
 
 
 From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
 
 To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
 
 Date:        24/05/2022 10:34
 
 Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical
Statistics
 
 of CSA Cases at DOJ
 
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Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 04:42:58 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

 

Dear Department of Justice,
 
 
 
Thanks for letting us know.  Do you maintain any information about
custodial sentences even if not for individual offences - perhaps as a
group such as sexual offenses?  If yes, please provide them broken down by
year 2010-2021.
 
 
 
The HKLRC's "Sentencing and related matters in the review of sexual
offences" Report references Dr Hui's views that those convicted of
specified offences (including rape, bestiality and indecent
 
assault) and sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more  "constitutes
less than 20% of all sex offenders admitted to correctional institutions."
 Where do they gather this data about the sentencing period?
 
 
 
Best regards,
 
Taura Edgar
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
 
 
 
Dear Ms Edgar,
 
 I refer to your application for access to information dated 23 May 2022.
 
 
 
 Kindly be informed that the Department of Justice does not maintain
 
 statistics on the length of custodial sentences for individual categories
 
 of offences as requested.
 
 
 
 Irene Fan
 
 Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
 
 (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions) (Acting)
 
 
 
 From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
 
 To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
 
 Date:        24/05/2022 10:34
 
 Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical
Statistics
 
 of CSA Cases at DOJ
 
 Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI
 
 
 
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 Dear Ms Edgar,
 
 
 
 This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 23 May 2022. 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 31 May 2022 to the Department of Justice.

Regarding the first part of your enquiry, kindly be informed that we do
not maintain statistics on the custodial sentences for sexual offences.

As regards the second part of your enquiry, we note that you are referring
to the observations of Dr Judy Hui (Senior Clinical Psychologist of the
Correctional Services Department).  See paragraphs 2.3 and 2.47 of the
Consultation Paper on Sentencing and Related Matters in the Review of
Sexual Offences (published in November 2020).  Please be informed that we
do not have the information requested.  You may wish to approach the
Correctional Services Department directly for more information in that
regard.

Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions) (Acting)

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
Date:        09/06/2022 08:50
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics
of CSA Cases at DOJ
Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

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Dear Ms Edgar,

Our department has received your application for access to information on
31 May 2022.  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 20
June 2022.  In the meantime, please contact me at 3902 8048 if you have
any enquiry.

Emily HO
for Director of Public Prosecutions

From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
Date:        31/05/2022 15:14
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics
of CSA Cases at DOJ
Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI

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Dear Ms Edgar,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 31 May 2022. We will
give you a reply as soon as possible.

Emily HO
for Director of Public Prosecutions

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical Statistics of
CSA Cases at DOJ
Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 04:42:58 +0000
From: Taura Edgar [1]<[FOI #923 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Justice [2]<[Department of Justice request email]>

 

Dear Department of Justice,
 
 
 
Thanks for letting us know.  Do you maintain any information about
custodial sentences even if not for individual offences - perhaps as a
group such as sexual offenses?  If yes, please provide them broken down by
year 2010-2021.
 
 
 
The HKLRC's "Sentencing and related matters in the review of sexual
offences" Report references Dr Hui's views that those convicted of
specified offences (including rape, bestiality and indecent
 
assault) and sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more  "constitutes
less than 20% of all sex offenders admitted to correctional institutions."
 Where do they gather this data about the sentencing period?
 
 
 
Best regards,
 
Taura Edgar
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
 
 
 
Dear Ms Edgar,
 
 I refer to your application for access to information dated 23 May 2022.
 
 
 
 Kindly be informed that the Department of Justice does not maintain
 
 statistics on the length of custodial sentences for individual categories
 
 of offences as requested.
 
 
 
 Irene Fan
 
 Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
 
 (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions) (Acting)
 
 
 
 From:        ODPP/DOJ/HKSARG
 
 To:        <[FOI #923 email]>
 
 Date:        24/05/2022 10:34
 
 Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Historical
Statistics
 
 of CSA Cases at DOJ
 
 Sent by:        Heidi SM LAI
 
 
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 Dear Ms Edgar,
 
 
 
 This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 23 May 2022. We will
 
 give you a reply as soon as possible.
 
 
 
 Loewe LIU
 
 for Director of Public Prosecutions
 
 
 
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[3][FOI #923 email]
 
 
 
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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
 
[4]https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
 
 
 
 
 
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Dear Department of Justice,

Thank you very much for answering and we appreciate the suggestion!

Regards,
Taura Edgar

Thank you very much for the message. The content has been noted. We shall
reply to you, where appropriate, as soon as possible. (The above is
generated by an auto-reply programme to acknowledge receipt of your
message.)

多謝閣下的電子郵件,內容備悉。如有需要,我們會盡快作出回覆。(以上為電腦自動
發出的回覆信息。)