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Sexual Abuse Survivor Speaks Out Against 'Golden Boy' Restaurant Manager Jailed for Child Rape
A sexual abuse survivor has described years of ordeal at the hands of Richard Tung, a respected restaurant manager dubbed the “golden boy” of his local community.
Tung, 42, of Penisa’r Waun, Gwynedd, ran Fu’s Restaurant in Caernarfon, Wales. He was jailed for 12 years last month after a jury convicted him of seven sexual offences against a boy, including two counts of raping a child under 13. He was also found guilty of two counts of sexual activity with a child, two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and one count of indecent assault.
Tung is no longer connected to the restaurant and the offences were not linked to his work there.
The victim, now in his 20s and granted lifelong anonymity, told NorthWalesLive he was groomed by a man everyone trusted.
“He would play games, he would let me use his mobile phone, everyone thought he was a lovely guy. They thought he could do no wrong so he was trusted,” the survivor said.
“I did not know it was wrong – until it suddenly came to me that ‘this is not normal’. I tried to fight him off but he was bigger than me, stronger than me.”
He added: “He was a ‘golden boy’, everyone loved him, it would be my word against his.”
The victim said he clearly remembers confronting his abuser: “I told him ‘this is the last time you are doing this to me’ and it was the last time.”
For a decade he blamed himself. “From 14 to 24 I blamed myself. I thought it was my fault, it damaged me so much – anxiety, PTSD, depression, struggling to sleep. I was in and out of counselling therapy.”
He first disclosed the abuse at 19 to an ex-boyfriend, then to his sister at 21. “She believed me, she was there for me but I did not want to go to the police,” he said. In his mid-20s he told his current partner and the rest of his family. He reported the crimes to police in 2022.
Tung denied everything at trial but was convicted earlier this year. “He denied everything, but I remembered everything,” the survivor said.
Through extensive therapy the man no longer blames himself. “It is not my fault and knowing that has healed me. Now there is justice – I finally know he has not got away with it.
“My other motivation was to protect others. I needed to say something because no-one suspected he could do this. If I did nothing he could do it to others.”
In his victim personal statement read at Nottingham Crown Court, he described the lasting impact:
“My life has been significantly impacted because of the abuse. I’m still very vigilant because I’m scared of potential danger. It’s so tiring because I’m scanning people all the time to see if I’m safe.
“I don’t like being alone. I’m scared of being left at home at night and I run from room to room because I’m scared someone is going to hurt me. My anxiety is still present and I overthink things a lot.”
Of the trial itself he said: “Having to reopen everything and relive memories was uncomfortable. I hate seeing his face as it makes my skin crawl, but in court I made sure I looked at him.
“The whole trial was so emotionally draining and stressful. The worst week of my life. Waiting for the verdict was so much because I wanted someone to validate my abuse – I wasn’t crazy.”
