A pastor who helped jailed fung shui guru Peter Chan Chun-chuen to become a Christian admitted yesterday that he molested a 16-year-old girl during two 15-minute attempts to exorcise the devil from her.
Poon, 46, had earlier denied indecently assaulting the girl by fondling her breasts on two occasions in the office of his church in April 2004. He changed his plea to guilty yesterday.
But he continued to deny, and was acquitted of, four other charges of indecently assaulting a 25-year-old woman with whom he had previously had an intimate relationship.
A source close to the case said that the offences came to light after Poon, who had served the Assemblies of God Wa Wai Church for 16 years, suddenly confessed to the church earlier this year.
The court heard that Poon allegedly pushed the 25-year-old woman onto the sofa in his office, lay on top of her, and tried to take off her pants.
Lawyer Charles Chan, for Poon, said that when the alleged offences occurred, the pair had an intimate relationship and were flirting with each other.