Content warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault.Kris Wu is to be sentenced over charges of rape and “group licentiousness”, it has been reported, with a secret trial said to have been held in Beijing on Friday (June 10).According to the South China Morning Post, word of the trial was kept hush out of respect for the alleged victim’s safety.
It comes 10 months after Wu was formally arrested on suspicion of rape. The first allegations of his predatory behaviour – which included claims of date rape and preying on underage girls – were made on July 18, 2021.
After being detained by Chinese police 13 days later (July 31), he was arrested on August 16.Prior to his arrest, authorities stated that Wu was detained “in response to relevant information reported on the internet”, which included claims that the former K-pop idol and brand ambassador had “repeatedly deceived young women into sexual relations”.
Days after he was detained, another woman from Los Angeles accused Wu of raping her as a teenager. Wu has strenuously denied all the allegations against him.Wu was reportedly tried at the Chaoyang District People’s Court.
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