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WORLDLOW1h ago · Sep 9, 2026, 11:22 AM

Court acquits brother of incest, citing failure to prove teen knew it was wrong

South China Morning Post · east asia

A Hong Kong court has found a 24-year-old man not guilty of committing a spate of sexual offences against his younger sister a decade ago, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove the defendant knew what he did as a teenager was seriously wrong. A High Court jury of five men and two women acquitted the defendant on Thursday of four counts of incest and three of indecent conduct towards a child under 16. The verdict came at the direction of the presiding judge, who concluded that the charges could...

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