Yuen Long district councillor convicted of having intercourse with girl under 16
A Yuen Long district councillor has been found guilty of having intercourse with a girl under 16 over a decade ago, prompting a government investigation that could see him suspended from duties. Sei Chun-hing was convicted at the District Court on Monday following the conclusion of his trial in July. He was charged with having […]
Yuen Long district councillor Sei Chun-hing has been found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 16, according to prosecutors. The case involved two incidents, one occurring in 2008 and the other in 2011, both concerning a girl, referred to as X in court records.
In 2008, X alleged that Sei had groped her chest when she was just 11 years old at Ko Shan Road Park. Sei claimed that their encounter never took place at that park and that they had only met in December of the same year. However, a tree expert testified that the type of tree in the background of a photo could not be found in Ko Shan Road Park, leading to Sei's acquittal on the indecent assault charge.
The alleged sexual intercourse occurred on March 14, 2011, when X was 13 years old. Sei denied this accusation, stating that he met X at Tsuen Wan West MTR station after a meeting with colleagues at his home. However, Judge Stanley Chan questioned the validity of Sei's testimony, pointing out inconsistencies and suggesting that the photo metadata had been altered.
X testified that the photo was not taken on the date Sei claimed, casting further doubt on his version of events. The defence suggested that X may have reported the incident to the police due to political motivations. Sei, a member of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, was elected to the Yuen Long District Council in 2023.
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