“Dongwang” was the first to exclusively report earlier that many staff members of “Tong Le Ju” under the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children were suspected of child abuse cases. A total of 34 female staff members have been prosecuted and arraigned so far. Earlier, five defendants pleaded guilty, and they were sentenced to 4 weeks to 4 months and 19 weeks in prison. In the “Tongleju” case, 5 defendants have pleaded not guilty for the time being, and one of them denied 9 counts of child abuse. After trial, he was convicted in the Kowloon City Court today (9th) and sentenced to 15 prison terms immediately. moon. Magistrate Mok Zicong accused the defendant’s defense of just trying to beautify his behavior, and his evil deeds have been recorded in CCTV footage, and there is nothing to hide. The young children involved in the case have serious family problems and should be in need of love and care. However, in such an environment, they used violence against the young children and bullied the young children in such a way because they were older than the young children in their twenties. The behavior is very shameful .
The 24-year-old defendant, Li Huiwen, reported to be unemployed (former child care worker). She was charged with 9 counts of “abusing or neglecting children or juveniles in her custody”. The charge alleges that from November 19 to December 20, 2021, at the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children on Portland Street, Mong Kok, she was over 16 years old and raped five 1-year-old children, namely boys G, K, and R , AK and girl AA, 1 2-year-old boy J and 3 unknown children 3 years old or younger, the person responsible for custody, care or care intentionally attacked, abused or neglected them. The defendant holds a Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education and had worked as a kindergarten teacher for about one and a half years. She has been employed by Tongleju since December 28, 2020. The defendant defended himself earlier, explaining that he touched the children with his hands, but only to signal them to stop some dangerous behaviors.
When the magistrate ruled, he did not accept the defense of the defendant, and pointed out that the evidence of the defendant was very different from the closed-circuit television screen, and it was inconsistent, self-deception and sophistry. If the defendant only wants to give instructions to the child, he does not have to choose to touch the child’s head or face which is vulnerable to injury, nor does he touch the child with objects, nor does it need to use different methods, including knocking down, pushing, pulling down, etc. Drop a toddler. After reviewing the relevant clips, the magistrate found that the defendant’s movements were violent and that the child’s reaction was consistent with feeling pain or astonishment, so he pointed out that what the defendant said could not be the truth. In addition, although the defense relies on “legal correction of mistakes” as a defense, it does not apply to this case without the support of local cases, and the defense also requires the method used to be moderate, and the defendant’s behavior is too much for young children. After considering the evidence, the accused was found guilty.
The defense pleaded that the defendant had ideals and quit his job as a kindergarten teacher with a higher salary to work in Tongleju involved in the case, and felt a greater sense of satisfaction. The defense emphasized that the defendant is not bad in nature. The case has made her no longer able to work with children. She has learned a lot and hopes that the court will give her a lighter sentence.
Case No.: KCCC 1883/2022