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Online sex exploitation of 11-year-old Hong Kong girl sparks police warning to parents to monitor children’s internet use

  • Youngster exploited by man after she met him on internet gaming site WePlay
  • Police investigation launched after the man took photographs of the undressed child without her knowledge

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The online sexual exploitation of an 11-year-old girl has sparked a police warning to parents to monitor internet use by children. Photo: Shutterstock
An 11-year-old Hong Kong girl has become the latest victim of online child sexual exploitation after she met a man on an internet gaming site, which sparked a police warning to parents to monitor internet use by minors.
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The force on Wednesday posted an alert on the CyberDefender Facebook page that said the Primary Six pupil was taken advantage of after she met a stranger on the online board game platform WePlay.

The two later continued to communicate on instant messaging app WhatsApp.

“The man then coerced the girl into disrobing during video chats,” police said.

Police have launched an investigation after the online sexual exploitation of an 11-year-old girl. Photo: Warton Li
Police have launched an investigation after the online sexual exploitation of an 11-year-old girl. Photo: Warton Li

A source added the man took pictures of the child without her knowledge during the video chats.

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