Chinese-Canadian Pop Star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years in rape case

A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Chinese-Canadian sin star kris Wu to 13 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Beijing's Chaoyang District Court said kris Wu was sentenced to 11 years and six months for the 2020 rape. Also sentenced to one year and 10 months for the offense of assembling a crowd to engage in sexual promiscuity. The case dates back to 2018, in which kris and others allegedly sexually assaulted two women. 

The court said that in the case of rape, all the three victims were also drunk and they were unable to protest. The Court agreed to combine the two counts for a combined sentence of 13 years and that kris Wu would be deported immediately after serving his sentence in prison. 

The court said in the statement, 'As per the nature of the crime, circumstances and harmful consequences of the facts, the court gave the above decision.' Explain that a Canadian diplomat was present in the court to hear the sentence. In addition, Wu was also fined 600 million yuan (US$83.7 million) for grossly underreporting his earnings from stage shows, advertising and other sources of income. 

Wu had been detained since August 2021. While the police conducted an investigation, it was found that he used to lure women repeatedly and force them to have sex. The Sin star was accused by a teenage girl of having sex with her under the influence of alcohol. Wu is known in Chinese as Wu Yifan. However, he denied these allegations.