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Li Tianyi, son of a People’s Liberation Army general, has been charged with participation in the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman with four other men. The teenager, whose trial began Aug. 28, has denied the charges.
The special pleading by lawyers for a Chinese official, who specializes in Maoist songs, and his son, accused of gang rape, has incensed many Chinese.
The highly-publicized gang rape charge of a Chinese general’s son is seen as a political move to weaken a political faction before upcoming political meetings.
