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Virus/hacking defence
  • 19 May 2016

    HKSAR v. LEUNG CHI KEUNG

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LEUNG CHI KEUNG
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC373/2015

    The judge reasonably drew the only permissible inference that the applicant knew of and was in possession of the child pornography because the files were in his Foxy download folder, were readily accessible and had been accessed repeatedly between 2008 and 2013, the computer was found in his bedroom, and alternative explanations (virus, third-party access, malfunction) were rejected on the evidence; accordingly there are no reasonably arguable grounds of appeal and leave is refused.