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Thomas Chan

A doctor who was allegedly molested by a constable inside a police station dismissed a defence counsel's suggestion that she flirted and smiled at the officer before later accusing him of attacking her.
The victim, named only as "X" in Eastern Court for legal reasons, said the arguments put forward by Constable Kong Ho-wan's barrister, Cheng Huan SC, were like something from a movie.
Kong denies one count of indecent assault and one count of misconduct in public office.
The prosecution alleges that Kong took the doctor, who had just been released on bail after being arrested for shoplifting on January 12, into Wan Chai police headquarters the next day and molested her in a female toilet under the guise of conducting a body search.
Cheung suggested to the victim, a mainlander who came to Hong Kong on a two-way permit for a research internship, that she behaved seductively to Kong before they went inside the toilet.
She also denied smiling at the defendant before the attacks, and leaving the toilet "like husband and wife" afterwards.
In Kong's video-recorded interview with police broadcast in court, he said: "In fact, the woman asked me where the toilet was, and I took her … to the female toilet.
"She was flirting with me. I could not resist it so I touched her breasts twice. It was not as exaggerated as what she claimed."
The prosecution claims the officer slipped his hand into her bra, then lowered her underwear and briefly looked at her private parts.
The police eventually decided not to offer any evidence against her for shoplifting, instead allowing her to be bound over.
X disagreed with Cheng's argument that she agreed to co-operate with the police in the indecent assault case after being acquitted for shoplifting.
"I could not deny the theft case," she said. "In the indecent assault case, I was a victim and I only asked for justice."
The court also heard police officers took the case seriously after X launched the complaint against Kong.
"They wanted me to stand out and give evidence so that they could get rid of the black sheep [of the force]," she said.
The trial will continue in early July.


Woman denies flirting with constable before alleged sexual assault