Attacker threatened to rape girl, 16, in front of police

A serial offender showed a complete indifference to the law, a judge said as he jailed the man for indecently assaulting a 16-year-old girl on Friday.

The District Court heard how Chan Ka-chun, 38, had threatened his victim in front of police officers, saying: "If she makes any more noise I'll rape her."

Judge Johnny Chan Jong-herng said the defendant, who had 38 previous convictions, "showed no respect for the law". He was jailed for three years and four months.

When defence counsel Norman Lee Chi-wai pleaded for leniency by claiming the victim was more familiar with the adult world than other 16-year-olds, the judge rejected the suggestion as a further demonstration of the defendant's indifference.

Chan Ka-chun had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault, two counts of criminal intimidation, one count of illegal detention and one of possessing apparatus for illegal drug use.

He admitted luring the victim, referred to as "X", to his Sham Shui Po flat in July by telling her that he could recommend a job to her.