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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

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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.