China: Death sentence for teacher who raped 18 school girls

A teacher in north-western China has been sentenced to death for raping 18 primary school girls aged nine and 10, state media reported today.

China: Death sentence for teacher who raped 18 school girls
Wed, 13 Jun, 2007 - 13:16

A teacher in north-western China has been sentenced to death for raping 18 primary school girls aged nine and 10, state media reported today.

Xinhua News Agency said Cheng Laifu, a teacher in Changhe township in Dingxi city in Gansu province, was convicted of raping the 18 students on 70 separate occasions between September 2001 and March 2005.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: ChinaPlace: north-western ChinaPlace: ChanghePlace: DingxiPlace: Gansu ProvincePerson: Cheng LaifuPerson: ChengOrganisation: Xinhua News AgencyOrganisation: Dingxi Intermediate People’s Court
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