On April 16, the Nansha People's Court in Guangzhou released a typical case on the protection of the rights and interests of women and children. The reporter noticed that one of the cases involved child molestation on the Internet, and the court pointed out that this kind of criminal behavior should be severely punished!
Pretending to be an underage male online
Trick multiple people into taking nude photos and videos
In August 2021, defendant Chai XX added the QQ numbers of the victims Xiaoxing (pseudonym, female, minor) and Xiaowen (pseudonym, female, minor) through a small program. During the chat with Xiaoxing and Xiaowen, defendant Chai XX disguised himself as a minor male, tricked Xiaoxing and Xiaowen into establishing an online boyfriend and girlfriend relationship with him, and asked them to take nude photos and videos of themselves for them to watch.
After Xiaoxing and Xiaowen refused to cooperate, they coerced them by exposing nude photos, informing their parents, and committing rape, demanding that they continue to take nude photos of themselves or obscene videos for them to watch as requested.
Among them, Xiaowen sent nude photos to defendant Chai XX at least once, and Xiaoxing sent selfie nude photos or obscene videos to defendant Chai XX at least 9 times. Later, because the victim Xiaowen called the police, the defendant Chai XX was arrested by the public security organs.
The court found that the crime of child molestation was constituted
The effective judgment of the Guangzhou Nansha District People's Court held that in order to satisfy personal sexual stimulation, the defendant Chai XX tricked two victims into sending nude photos and obscene videos to him for viewing through methods such as luring and threatening, and one of the victims was a child under the age of 12, and his conduct constituted the crime of child molestation, and sentenced him to four years and six months imprisonment in accordance with law.
The court pointed out that with the rapid development of online technology and the widespread use of social media, the "cyber black hand" has reached out to minors who are simple and easy to deliver trust. Due to the characteristics of "indecency in the air" and non-direct contact, this type of crime is more hidden, the scope of infringement is wider, and it is more difficult for the public security organs to collect evidence.
In this case, when one of the victims' statement was missing, the victim was determined by face comparison, and the adjudication idea was established for the determination of multiple indecent circumstances in the "screen indecency", and the application of relevant laws was explored through case evaluation, and the children's personal rights and personality rights and interests were effectively protected, which has typical significance and exemplary effect.
Source: Nansha Court