Beijing’s Chaoyang District Court said Wu received 11 years and six months for raping three women in 2020 and one year and 10 months for the “crime of gathering a crowd to engage in sexual indecency” for a 2018 event in which he and others attacked. two women who were drunk. The court said the three victims in the rape case were also drunk and could not consent. He said a combined sentence of 13 years had been agreed and Wu would be deported immediately after serving his sentence. “According to the facts … the nature, circumstances and harmful consequences of the crime, the court issued the above decision,” the court said in an online statement. A Canadian diplomat was in court to hear the sentencing, it said.
Fine for tax evasion
Wu was also fined 600 million yuan (Cdn$110 million) for tax evasion for grossly under-declaring his earnings from performances, advertisements and other sources of income. The June trial of the 32-year-old former member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO was closed to the public to protect the privacy of the victims. LISTEN | Kris Wu, one of China’s biggest stars, caught in the #MeToo storm: Front Burner18:36 Kris Wu and China’s #MeToo moment Chinese-Canadian pop superstar Kris Wu is embroiled in a #MeToo firestorm over allegations of sexually aggressive behavior with an underage girl that is now sweeping Chinese media. Wu has been detained since August 2021 while police conducted an investigation in response to comments online that he “repeatedly enticed young women” to have sex, according to a police statement at the time. That year, a teenager accused him of having sex with her while she was drunk. Wu, known in Chinese as Wu Yifan, denied the charge. The teenager then said seven other women contacted her to say Wu had lured them with promises of jobs and other opportunities. He said some were under the age of 18. Rape is punishable by three to 10 years in prison, although in exceptional cases harsher sentences of up to death can be imposed. The second charge Wu faced is punishable by up to five years in prison. Wu grew up in Guangzhou, China and Vancouver. He left EXO in 2014 after being a member for two years to pursue a solo career in China. At the time of his booking, Wu was an ambassador for 15 brands, including Bulgari, Lancome, Louis Vuitton and Porsche, which immediately cut ties with him. Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services through this Government of Canada website or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database. If you are in immediate danger or fear for your safety or the safety of others around you, call 911.
