8 men and teenage boy arrested in Hong Kong child porn crackdown; youngest alleged victim said to be 9-year-old girl, police reveal
- Police acting superintendent Bonnie Ngan says nine-year-old girl was secretly filmed by brother, who was aged 13 at time of alleged offence
- Those arrested charged with offences including production, possession and distribution of child pornography, as well as indecent assault
Eight men and a teenage boy have been arrested and almost 1,000 child porn videos and photos seized in a massive crackdown, Hong Kong police have said.
The force on Thursday added the youngest victim involved in the videos was just nine years old at the time, and who was filmed and exploited by her brother.
Acting superintendent Bonnie Ngan Hoi-ian said the nine were aged between 15 and 39 and had been charged with offences including production, possession and distribution of child pornography, as well as indecent assault.
Ngan, of the police cybersecurity and technology crime bureau, added electronic devices seized during the operation on Tuesday were estimated to contain around 190 child abuse videos and 738 photographs.
“One can imagine the extent of harm suffered by these victims depicted in the videos and the significant impact it has on their growth and well-being,” she said.
She added the existence of such child pornography would only fuel paedophilia and possession or distribution of the material encouraged its production and further harm to children.