A young Hong Kong doctor found guilty of grabbing a schoolgirl’s buttocks while she was getting off a bus was on Tuesday given 240 hours of community service, after a magistrate decided to show mercy.
Magistrate Amy Chan Wai-mun said indecent assault on public transport generally warranted 14 to 28 days of imprisonment upon conviction – even for first-time offenders like the defendant as women ought to be protected in their travels.
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