Chef who molested Korean tourist while she was live-streaming in Hong Kong jailed for 3 months
- Father of three pleaded guilty to touching, pestering the 29-year-old tourist on September 11 while under the influence of alcohol
- ‘Intoxication is no excuse’ for incident that will affect the city’s reputation, magistrate says
A 46-year-old chef was sentenced to three months in jail on Thursday for molesting a Korean travel vlogger inside an MTR station two months ago, in a crime a magistrate said would inevitably affect Hong Kong’s reputation.
The defendant, identified as Amit at Eastern Court, pleaded guilty to indecent assault by touching and pestering the 29-year-old tourist at Central MTR station in the early hours of September 11 while under the influence of alcohol.
The father of three followed the woman underground and harassed her as she was live-streaming for her Twitch travel blog on her way back to her hotel, the court heard.
He wrapped his arm around the woman’s shoulder, grabbed her hand and told her “come with me” as they walked along, despite the latter’s repeated attempts to shake him off.
Once down the station steps, Amit pressed the vlogger against a wall and touched her abdomen just beneath her chest while asking her for sexual favours.
He leaned towards the woman’s face and whispered a few words to her before fleeing, according to a prosecution case summary.