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The trial of four Filipinos and one Bangladeshi accused of indecent acts towards an 11-year old child two years ago in Yuen Long, began today at District Court with a video being played of a police interview of their alleged victim describing how she was undressed and her body touched.
Prosecution introduced X, who is now 13 years old, as the prime
witness via video link and then presented the recorded video interview of her describIng
the incident in English to a female police investigator.
Judge Clement Lee reminded her to tell the truth and identify
herself as X when swearing in, and declared that the court will protect her
identity during the two-week trial.
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The five -- Benjur Macaraig, 46; Julie JR Arcega, 32; Gina
Villanueva, 51; Jimwoel Macaraig, 53 years old; and MD Moazzim-hossain, 42 --
were arrested after the incident which allegedly happened inside a hut on Kung
Om Road in Yuen Long on Jan. 3, 2023.
The five, who were neighbors of the victim's family, are
accused of committing “indecent conduct towards a child under the age of 16
years”, which is punishable with imprisonment of up to 10 years under the
Crimes Ordinance.
They are also accused of common
assault, which is punishable with up to a year in prison under the Offenses
Against the Person Ordinance.
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In the video recording, X told the investigator that she was
home alone, in her bedroom using her mobile phone, when the five entered the
house through the front door, whose lock was broken.
They then proceeded to the bedroom.
“They asked me to undress,” X said. When she hesitated, one
of them took off her T-shirt, and the others helped remove the other clothing,
including her underwear.
“They touched me everywhere… including my private parts. I
was crying… I was pretty scared,” she said. “They looked like they were on drugs….
They were laughing loudly.” She said she was also slapped.
The group left after a few minutes, and she put her clothes back
on.
X said she told her parents what happened when they arrived,
and the police were called.
The five were on bail ranging from $1,000 o $10,000, but two of them remained in detention for cases unrelated to the trial.
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