Another Hong Kong police officer arrested for allegedly taking photos of colleague in station toilet
- The 26-year-old off-duty officer was arrested at Kwun Tong Police Station on Tuesday and has been suspended
- His arrest comes only three weeks after rookie officer in Kwai Chung was arrested for a similar offence
A Hong Kong constable has been suspended from duty after being arrested for taking illicit photos of a female colleague in the lavatory of a police station on Tuesday – the second such case in just three weeks.
A force insider said the 26-year-old suspect’s mobile phone was also seized to see if there were other victims following the incident, in which a 24-year-old clerical worker at Kwun Tong Police Station noticed a mobile phone encroaching into the cubicle she was occupying at about 4pm.
After an investigation, the constable, who is attached to the station’s patrol subunit, was located in the facility several hours later and arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency.
The officer, who joined the force about 18 months ago, was off-duty at the time of the incident, according to the police source.
The constable was suspended from duty following the arrest, he added.
“The arrested person is an off-duty policeman,” the force confirmed in a statement, adding that police paid great attention to the conduct of officers and did not tolerate illegal acts by personnel.
