Paedophile admits abusing 6 boys

Six boys aged as young as 11 were given cash by a 37-year-old man after engaging in sexual acts with him, a court was told yesterday.

Lee Kwok-wai pleaded guilty at the Court of First Instance to 12 charges involving the boys, aged 11 to 13, between 2005 and July last year. He admitted six counts of homosexual buggery, four of indecent assault, and one each of making child pornography, and indecent conduct towards a child under the age of 16.

Madam Justice Esther Toh Lye-ping adjourned sentencing to April 27, pending background and psychological reports on Lee.

One of the boys met Lee, who is unemployed, in Sham Shui Po. A man called Tommy introduced Lee to two others, one of whom introduced another boy. Another met Lee through a schoolmate.

The boys were paid between HK$100 and HK$500 each for acts including kissing, masturbation and anal sex. Lee did not use a condom during the anal sex.

Two of the boys met Lee after running away from home. One of them was told by a friend and classmate, who was also one of the victims, he knew a man who would pay HK$300 to HK$400 for anal sex.