Civil claim slapped against former Hong Kong care home warden accused of molesting mentally disabled resident
Mother of alleged victim files lawsuit claiming daughter was sexually assaulted, following collapse of criminal trial in 2016
A former Hong Kong care home warden who walked free from a criminal trial because a mentally disabled resident he allegedly molested was found unfit to testify was on Monday hit with a civil claim.
The mother of the alleged victim filed a lawsuit at the District Court in which she claimed her daughter had been sexually assaulted by Cheung Kin-wah on August 10, 2014, at the now-defunct Bridge of Rehabilitation care home in Kwai Chung.
Cheung, 56, was the centre’s superintendent and is a shareholder in its parent company. The home provided care for Hong Kong’s mentally incapacitated.
The mother, who along with the alleged victim the Post has decided not to name, is seeking unspecified damages, according to a court writ.
Cheung was earlier accused of sexually assaulting the then 21-year-old woman, who had the mental capacity of an eight-year-old. The woman had suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder since the alleged assault in 2014, the court heard during the trial.
