Chinese-Canadian superstar Kris Wu is to be sentenced for rape after a secret trial in Beijing on Friday, Hong Kong media reports. He risks spending between three and ten years in jail. Wu was arre…
is to be sentenced for rape after a secret trial in Beijing on Friday, Hong Kong media reports. He risks spending between three and ten years in jail.after allegations were made in late July by Du Meizhu, 18. The woman used social media to accuse the musician and actor of date-raping her while she was 17 and a time when she was drunk. Du later also accused him of doing the same to other young women, including two minors..
While the Hong Kong media reports have so far not spelled out the details of the verdict, there can be little doubt about the outcome. Chinese courts have a 99.9% conviction rate. Sentencing will be announced at a later date., the crime of rape normally incurs a sentence of between three and ten years in prison. In particularly egregious cases, as well as instances of statutory rape, the sentence can run to life imprisonment or even the death penalty. China’s age of consent is 14.
At the time that the formal charges were made, it was reported that the court could also decide to deport Wu. Previously represented by UTA and CAA, Wu has appeared in Hollywood films including “XXX: Return of Xander Cage” and “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” as well as Chinese films such as Guan Hu’s “Mr. Six” and 2026 fantasy “L.O.R.D. Legend of Ravaging Dynasties” and its 2020 sequel.
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