A Hong Kong police officer has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for filming upskirt footage of a woman and attempting to grab a colleague’s handgun to kill himself after his arrest last year.A deputy district judge handed down the sentence at West Kowloon Court on Monday after Constable Ko Chun-chung, 40, admitted the thrill of breaking the law drove him to commit the offence against the woman on January 15, 2025.Ko, a married father of two with 15 years of service, had been under immense pressure since joining the force’s national security department, the court heard.
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MON · 2026-07-13 · 12:06 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0713-92656
NSR-2026-0713-92656News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Hong Kong police officer gets nearly 2 years for upskirt filming, gun grab
A Hong Kong police officer, Constable Ko Chun-chung, 40, has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for filming upskirt footage of a woman and attempting to grab a colleague's handgun to kill himself. The sentencing occurred at West Kowloon Court on Monday.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-13 · 12:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Hong Kong police officer, Constable Ko Chun-chung, 40, has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for filming upskirt footage of a woman and attempting to grab a colleague's handgun to kill himself. The sentencing occurred at West Kowloon Court on Monday. Ko admitted that the thrill of breaking the law motivated his offense against the woman on January 15, 2025. The court heard that Ko, a married father of two with 15 years of service, had been under immense pressure since joining the force's national security department.
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The offense against the woman occurred on January 15, 2025.
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Constable Ko Chun-chung admitted the thrill of breaking the law drove him to commit the offense.
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A Hong Kong police officer was sentenced to nearly two years in jail for upskirt filming and attempting to grab a colleague's handgun.
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Ko had been under immense pressure since joining the force’s national security department.
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