Hong Kong court clears teenager of allegations he forced girl, 13, to have intercourse with him


A teenager in Hong Kong has been cleared of all allegations he forced a 13-year-old girl to have sex with him when they were classmates at an international school.

The American defendant, now 17, stood trial last month at Eastern Court where he denied two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 and one each of indecent conduct towards a child under 16 and procuring a sexual act by threats.

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