Son of China celebs jailed for rape
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A Chinese court jailed the teenage son of two celebrity army singers for ten years on Thursday (September 26) for his part in the gang rape of a woman in a case that has fanned resentment against the offspring of the political elite, widely seen as above the law.
Li Tianyi, 17, was found guilty of sexually assaulting the woman in a hotel in February. He was one of five accused.
The verdict comes as a strict warning to the sons and daughters of China's top-ranked Communist Party officials, who many Chinese say can dodge punishment because of family influence. Li has become the most prominent target of these complaints.
Li's father is Li Shuangjiang of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), a singer known for performing patriotic songs on television shows, who enjoys the same treatment as a lieutenant-general, according to a PLA newspaper.
Li's mother, Meng Ge, who appeared at the court on Thursday, is also a famous singer in t
A Chinese court jailed the teenage son of two celebrity army singers for ten years on Thursday (September 26) for his part in the gang rape of a woman in a case that has fanned resentment against the offspring of the political elite, widely seen as above the law.
Li Tianyi, 17, was found guilty of sexually assaulting the woman in a hotel in February. He was one of five accused.
The verdict comes as a strict warning to the sons and daughters of China's top-ranked Communist Party officials, who many Chinese say can dodge punishment because of family influence. Li has become the most prominent target of these complaints.
Li's father is Li Shuangjiang of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), a singer known for performing patriotic songs on television shows, who enjoys the same treatment as a lieutenant-general, according to a PLA newspaper.
Li's mother, Meng Ge, who appeared at the court on Thursday, is also a famous singer in t