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Sex Abuse Cover Ups Rampant in Hong Kong Churches

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Source: AFP De La Rey

#MeToo Complaints Rife in Hong Kong's Protestant Churches, as Victims Come Forward The global #MeToo hashtag campaign encouraging victims of sexual abuse and harassment to speak out has sparked calls for better strategies to prevent sexual harassment and assault in Hong Kong's Protestant churches after a pastor was named and shamed on social media in April. A recent online survey carried out by the Hong Kong Christian Council in the wake of #MeToo found 55 reports of sexual harassment and assault from church-goers or people who knew about incidents involving others in the same church. Cheung Mo Ching reports.



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