The founder of a children's home in China has been found guilty of raping, molesting and indecent assaulting underage girls.
Francis Lee Kwok-wah, 49, was sentenced to eight years jail on Thursday.
He was said to have turned an 11–year-old girl into his sex slave in 2005 until she left the home.
He had also fondled the breasts of another girl, who is 18 now.
Lee in a photo session with a boy from the home
Lee, a Hong Kong citizen, established the home for orphans and children from needy families in 2003.
It has 27 live-in children including 20 girls. Most of its funding is from Hong Kong donors.
Lee visited the home two to three times a year for one or two weeks at a time, and it was during these visits that he committed the crimes.
Apart from the two victims, Lee was also said to have sneaked into the rooms and molested the girls while they were asleep.
Investigators have a list of some 10 names, but most of them refused to testify and others could not be located.
The scandal was exposed when some children repeatedly complained to two social workers of Lee's behaviour.
The children's home was closed following the arrest of Lee, and the children were sent to boarding schools.
Lee, a polio patient, is married with two daughters.
Source: Ming Pao/Dailiy Chilli
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