Technician admits to unlawful sex

A MAN who had sex with a girl three days before her 16th birthday has admitted to a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse.

The offence came to light when the girl asked her sister-in-law about the signs of pregnancy, the High Court was told.

Plastic mould technician Chan Ho-kei, 23, was originally accused of rape, but he denied the charge and admitted the lesser offence.

The plea was accepted by the Crown and Mr Justice Leong who yesterday adjourned sentencing to January 6 for a background report.

Counsel for the Crown, Dee Crebbin, told the court the girl was introduced to Chan by a friend over the telephone in May last year.

They subsequently spoke regularly on the phone but did not meet until April this year when they started seeing each other about twice a week.