Principal Magistrate Ernest Lin Kam-hung said at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts that there was reasonable doubt in the athlete’s evidence against the coach, identified only by his initials W.H.
Cheung Mo Ching reports.
Coach acquitted of sexually assaulting athlete in Hong Kong’s first #MeToo trial
Coach acquitted of sexually assaulting athlete in Hong Kong’s first #MeToo trial Source: CC0 Creative Commons
A 77-year-old Hong Kong coach accused of sexually assaulting a teenage athlete during a massage eight years ago was acquitted on Friday in what was the first #MeToo case brought to courts in Hong Kong.
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