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Sexual abuse of the mentally handicapped frames
Question No.
Reply by the Hon G.T.Barnes, JP,
Secretary for security, to a question from
Dy the Hon Richard LAI in the Legislative Council on 22 June 1988
MR. LAI asked (in Cantonese):
Question: Will Government inform this Council how many cases
of sexual abuse of the mentally handicapped persons have been reported to the Administration in the past years? Of these cases, how many have resulted in prosecution and what is the result of these prosecutions?
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SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:
Reply
sir,
In the past three years, 62 cases of sexual abuse of mentally handicapped persons were reported: 22 in 1985, 20 in
· two
1986, 18 in 1987 and between January and March 1988. Arising.
from these cases, 30 prosecutions were instituted.
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Statistics on the outcome of these prosecutions are not
light
yet available for 1985. In 1986, persons were prosecuted, of
twro
Six
six
whom were acquitted and convicted. In 1987, were
two
four
prosecuted, of whom 2 were acquitted and convicted. Between
two
January and March 1988, prosecutions were instituted and are
not yet concluded.
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I have set out the sentences passed by the courts in
an appendix 1986 and 1987 in an annex to this reply: The sentences range
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from a fine of $400 for indecent assault to imprisonment for
years for rape.