Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has faced rape and other criminal charges in a closed trial in Beijing as China was upset over a video showing a group of men physically assaulting four women in another city. Wu’s trial on Friday in Chaoyang People’s Court was reported late Friday night by the Chang’An Net, which is part of China’s Central Committee on Political and Legal Affairs, which is controlled by the ruling Communist Party.
The announcement is critical of the timetable
Many social media users in China criticized the timing of the announcement of the trial. “I’m more concerned about the Tangshan issue,” the top comment on Weibo, a popular Chinese social networking site, said in response to the Political and Legal Affairs account. Liked more than 22,000 times. The attack on four women dining at a restaurant early Friday morning in Tangshan, a coastal city east of Beijing, was seen in surveillance footage widely shared on Weibo. By Sunday, police had arrested nine people on suspicion of violent assault in the case. Attack and public outcry have revived talk of misogyny and mistreatment of women in China. Earlier this year, a video appeared of a woman chained to a shack. The police investigation found that he had been trafficked and sold as a bride.
The verdict and sentence will be issued later
Wu, meanwhile, has been in police custody since last August. The trial of the former member of the Korean EXO group was closed to the public to protect the privacy of the victim, state media reported. He was tried on charges of rape as well as the “crime of gathering a crowd for sexual disrespect”. LISTEN Kris Wu, one of China’s biggest stars, was arrested by #MeToo: Front Burner18: 36 The moment of Kris Wu and China #MeToo Chinese-Canadian pop superstar Kris Wu is embroiled in a #MeToo storm over allegations of aggressive sexual behavior with a minor girl who is now sweeping the Chinese media. Rape is punishable by three to 10 years in prison, although in exceptional cases life sentences and the death penalty may also be imposed. The second charge Wu faces is punishable by up to five years in prison. The verdict and sentence were to be handed down later, state media reported. Last year, a teenager accused Wu of having sex with her while she was drunk. Wu denied the charge. The teenager also said that seven other women contacted her to say that Wu seduced them with promises of jobs and other opportunities. He said some were under 18 years old. Wu, known in Chinese as Wu Yifan, grew up in Guangzhou in southern China and Vancouver. He played with EXO from 2012 to 2014 and then started a solo career. Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services through it Government of Canada website or the Ending Violence Association of Canada Database. If you are in immediate danger or fear for your safety or the safety of others around you, call 911.
