Hong Kong to legislate against persistent child sexual abuse and ‘cyberflashing’

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Hong Kong authorities plan to legislate against persistent child sexual abuse and cyberflashing, following public consultation. The Security Bureau will include these crimes in an amendment bill overhauling sexual offenses with professional legal support.

Hong Kong authorities have said they will legislate against persistent sexual abuse of children and the act of sending images of genitals to others online without consent after consulting the public. In a consultation report published on Thursday, the Security Bureau stated that with the city’s two professional legal associations expressing broad support for a dedicated law targeting persistent child sexual abuse, the government would include the crime in an amendment bill overhauling sex...