Married Hong Kong teacher who asked 8-year-old to pose nude and had 1,120 images on his iPhone and computer pleads guilty to child porn offences
- Primary school teacher used online game to approach children and offered them incentives to strip naked
- He also had images and videos of young girls engaging in intercourse, court hears
A married Hong Kong teacher has admitted convincing two underage girls to pose and send him nude pictures of themselves, in one case in exchange for tools in an online game.
The District Court also heard that Yau Chi-ho, 38, had more than 1,120 photos and videos in his iPhone and personal computer, capturing young girls – ranging from early primary to early secondary – touching themselves and performing oral sex. In some photos of other victims, the girls engaged in intercourse.
The primary school teacher was arrested on October 9 last year, a day before his wife gave birth.
On Friday, Yau pleaded guilty to two counts of procuring another person under 16 for making pornography, and denied another count in relation to a third child. He also pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.
None of his victims can be identified.
Because of certain facts, the court has to understand the defendant’s psychological condition
Acting senior public prosecutor Laura Liu King-fan said Yau met his first victim, a 12-year-old named only as Z, via TikTok in July 2019 and they began exchanging messages on WhatsApp.