Jail terms for child sexual abuse in Hong Kong ‘far below’ maximum, NGO finds, as binding sentencing guidelines urged

Hong Kong Free Press · 2026/10/22 上午10:18:20

Researchers have urged Hong Kong authorities to establish binding sentencing guidelines for perpetrators of child sexual abuse, saying that most jail terms are too low to reflect the gravity of the offences. In the past 35 years, jail sentences handed down for the six gravest penetrative offences involving children ranged between 4.6 and 9.8 years, […]