A former assistant warden at a care home run by Hong Kong’s largest NGO for people with intellectual disabilities has been convicted of raping a female resident five times two years ago.Wednesday’s High Court verdict against Chung Pui-kei moves a high-profile case towards its resolution after it sparked intense public anger and government warnings, leading the Hong Chi Association to appoint an independent review committee headed by a former Law Society president to overhaul facility oversight.The jury of five men and two women found Chung guilty of five counts of raping the mentally incapacitated resident who lived at a Tai Po home operated by the association.The jury rejected the 38-year-old defendant’s contention that the 23-year-old victim might have fabricated the allegations out of grievance or jealousy after her romantic feelings for him went unrequited.The trial heard that the woman, whose intellectual functioning was equivalent to that of a nine-year-old, considered Chung a “very friendly” warden who often chatted with her, played video games with her, and occasionally gave her marshmallows.Prosecutors accused the defendant of abusing the woman’s trust and raping her three times in a male staff room and twice in her room between July 13 and August 9, 2024.