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Grooming

  • 27 Jul 2016

    HKSAR v. IPP TIN FAN

    Citation
    HKSAR v. IPP TIN FAN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC9/2016

    The Court held the appellant's overall sentence of 34 months imprisonment was not manifestly excessive and dismissed the appeal; it confirmed that making child pornography under s3(1) attracts higher starting points than possession, set appropriate starting points (at least 18 months for making child pornography and around 4 years for the indecent assault given aggravating factors), directed that when the maker of the pornography is the perpetrator the making should generally run concurrent with the sexual offence to avoid double counting, and gave binding guidance on classification (digital…

  • 22 Apr 2008

    HKSAR v. LAU CHI CHEUNG

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LAU CHI CHEUNG
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC427/2007

    Where unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 involves a victim who is sexually precocious and where the age gap is modest, the starting point may be reduced from that in more serious cases, but a substantial payment to the child and unprotected intercourse are aggravating. Applying those principles, a starting point of two years with the conventional one‑third plea discount plus modest additional mitigation resulted in a substituted custodial sentence of 13 months imprisonment.