Read the full judgment text of DCCC 901/2011 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 19 January 2012.
1. The defendant pleaded guilty to one charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13, contrary to s.123 of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap.200. The maximum penalty under s.123 is life imprisonment. This is not an excepted offence under Schedule 3 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Cap.221. The defendant is 18 years old, as such, s.109A [1] of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance applies and imprisonment should be the last resort.
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