Hong Kong dad jailed for 16 years for ‘despicable’ sexual abuse of his daughter over a decade, including six rapes
- Abuse that ‘even beasts could not match’ started when the girl was just nine years old
- In one attack, the father told her: ‘There is no use in yelling. Mum is not here’
A Hong Kong father was sentenced to 16 years in jail on Monday for raping and molesting his daughter 12 times over a decade.
High Court Deputy Judge Anthony Kwok Kai-on said “even beasts could not match” the abuse carried out by the dad, who was referred to as HWK to protect his daughter’s identity.
Kwok said the “despicable” acts “made one’s blood boil” after being told by the prosecutors the first rape took place when the girl was nine years old.
“Not only did [you] fail to look after your growing daughter to the best of your ability, you molested and even raped her,” said Kwok.
The 51-year-old father, who was unemployed, was sent to jail after pleading guilty to six counts of rape and six counts of indecent assault on Monday.
The 12 attacks took place between 2009 and 2018, when the daughter, known as X, was aged between nine and 17. All of the abuse took place in their flat.