Hong Kong student gets 10 years for sexually assaulting 4 underage girls

A Hong Kong tertiary student convicted of sexually assaulting at least four underage girls has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with the judge slamming him as a “very sick individual” who showed no remorse.

High Court Judge Andrew Chan Hing-wai on Thursday noted from the assessment reports that Fan Chi-yuen, 22, had shown no remorse or empathy towards his victims. They included a 14-year-old girl who was so distressed after Fan attempted to rape her that she subsequently committed suicide.

The court heard that Fan, an associate degree student in psychology, met the girl through RedNote, a popular Chinese social media platform, in August 2023. He arranged to meet her at a hotel a few days later, where he molested her in the room.

Two weeks later, the girl took her own life. Her mother later discovered messages between the girl and her friend in which the victim revealed she had been sexually assaulted.