Hong Kong rugby player denies molesting woman at bar, but admits vandalism
Faizal Solomona pleads guilty to damaging door bolt at Central police station, but denies groping woman at Wyndham Street bar last year
A Hong Kong professional rugby player has denied molesting a patron at a bar, but admitted vandalising police property following his arrest last year.
Faizal Solomona Penesa, 33, pleaded guilty on Monday at Eastern Court to damaging a door bolt at Central police station while in custody on suspicion of groping a woman at Bobby’s Rabble on Wyndham Street on September 28, 2025.
He pleaded not guilty to indecent assault.
A prosecution summary said the Samoan prop, who represents the Hong Kong rugby team, did not know the complainant, and the two had been drinking with separate groups at adjacent high tables on the evening of September 27.
The woman turned around and identified Solomona after the alleged assault in the early hours of the following day. Another woman who witnessed the alleged incident filed a police report, leading to his arrest.
While in custody at the police station, Solomona became emotional and kicked a door bolt in a temporary holding area, causing it to bend.