Pinoy who had illegal sex with child sent to detention center

The District Court in Wanchai  An 18-year-old Filipino was sentenced today at the District Court to a stay of up to six months in a detention center for having illegal sex with an 11-year-old girl, and possession of her nude pictures. “It gives no pleasure to the court to order a young man’s detention,” Deputy District Judge Newman Wong told Liam Urtula, who was 16 when he committed the act on February 14, 2025. “You have learned a lesson. Hopefully you turn a new leaf.” Urtula had earlier plea

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