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Hong Kong rugby player cleared of molestation due to bar footage

A Hong Kong rugby player, Faizal Solomona Penesa, was cleared of a molestation charge due to security footage that suggested accidental contact. However, he pleaded guilty to lesser charges of common assault and criminal damage. The court ordered him to pay HK$12,000 in fines for the assault and damage to a police station door bolt. The magistrate noted significant discrepancies between the security footage and the complainant's testimony. AI

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Hong Kong rugby player cleared of molestation due to bar footage

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fiona Chow ·

    Bar security footage helps clear Hong Kong rugby player of molestation charge

    A Hong Kong professional rugby player has been acquitted of molesting a woman at a bar after a magistrate ruled the athlete had touched her buttocks by accident. But Faizal Solomona Penesa, 34, admitted a lesser offence of common assault and another charge of criminal damage, and…