Hong Kong
Act Daily News
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A Chinese courtroom in Beijing sentenced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu, often known as Wu Yifan, to 13 years in jail after discovering him responsible of sexual offenses, together with rape, the courtroom stated in a publish on its official Weibo account.
Wu rose to fame as a member of in style Korean-Chinese pop group EXO, then as a solo act after he left the band in 2014.
The Chaoyang District People’s Court in Beijing said that between November 2020 and December 2020, the singer raped three ladies at his residence whereas the ladies have been unable, or didn’t know the way, to withstand on account of alcohol intoxication; and in July 2018, he alongside with others, organized two ladies to interact in “promiscuous activities” whereas intoxicated at his residence, the courtroom said.
The courtroom convicted Wu on two costs – rape and assembling a crowd to interact in promiscuous actions – and sentenced him to 11.5 years and 22 months, respectively. The courtroom selected a fixed-term sentence of 13 years, in accordance with the Weibo publish.
Wu can be deported after he finishes his sentence, the courtroom stated.
Wu was formally arrested on suspicion of rape in August final yr, after he was first detained by police in July 2021 within the Chinese capital, following an internet outcry over sexual assault allegations in opposition to him in what has turn out to be essentially the most high-profile #MeToo case in China.
Officials from the Canadian embassy in China attended the sentencing, the courtroom added within the publish.
The Canadian embassy in China didn’t instantly reply to a Act Daily News request for touch upon Friday.
Act Daily News can be efforting a remark from Wu’s representatives.
Separately, the Beijing Municipal Tax Service fined Wu RMB 600 million (roughly $83.8 million) for tax evasion, in accordance with a press release from the company launched on Friday.