It hurts the feelings of the Chinese people that this official was caught.

Of course it would have been more prudent of him to go after at least a 17 year old but in China, as in the case of the Olympic gymnasts, it is sometimes hard to tell the age of our nymphish young sirens...

apparently the girl and her parents are in more trouble than he is, the latest update is that the recording is erased and the restaurant and her family are threatened to not publicize the matter further, so I doubt this case could go anywhere. as for this fatass, he will find a scapegoat, then gets transferred to another place, still the same position, and most likely continue his lolicon addiction.

this is why everybody and their mother want to work in the government, cadres have immunity to crime unless its outrageous enough, and can basically print notes with their power.

this incident, after all, is just one in millions. I feel luck that I live in Beijing, the capital and one of the cleanest (relatively) places in China, I wouldn't even step outside of my home city. Sigh.

Your hipster ironism would be more trenchant, LoveChinaLongTime, if anyone (aside from the official himself) was complaining about the dismissal. The authorities know which way the wind is blowing on this one.

Peteryang,

Dalian is clean (I heart Dalian). Hang Zhou is clean. Su Zhou is clean... Shanghai is clean, I guess. Wuhan so so... Chengdu and ChongQing ... don't remember, been so long since I was there last. Emei is clean. Huang Shan is clean.

So what are you talking about? Yeah Datong is pretty dirty though. I heart rich coal mine chicks.

Beijing maybe so maybe not...It's clean some parts but there are some crazy places in Beijing, you know what I'm talking about?

As for this bastard he's going to get karma retribution one day...

@Sith

actually I meant "politically clean".

I've been to Dalian and other beach cities in China, they are indeed amazing, one place I particularly like is RiZhao（日照） in ShanDong. I drove there last summer, spent 2 days on the beach, lived in a local villa and had some extraordinary fun, the whole city is like an untouched island, you couldn't see one piece of dirt on the street, local folks are honest and friendly(except some store clerks I came across), and I was fortunate enough to take a small custom-made plane and fly above the city so I could observe the entire terrain, which made that trip unforgettable.

and Datong is unforgettable too because it was the first time I used face mask.

Peteryang, Beijing is "politically clean"?!

Yeah, and I sweat pure eau de cologne

I meant abuses against ordinary people, you don't see beijing government cronies crawl out and beat local residents on the street, nor would I be worried about my house getting confiscated tomorrow.

middle-class city dwellers don't typically have problems with the government, except occasional whining about military vehicles racing on the road, the danger lies in rural areas.

no I am not saying I am satisfied with this setting, but its the best living condition I can have in China.

Jesus Christ, nothing you can say really except that if what the parents said is true (and it would seem so) this guy is a real scumbag and should be investigated.

It's an unfortunate incident for the girl. But it is nice to see that internet users have their own way to get justice. The government is taking their message seriously, which is a good sign for a country that has suffered from corruption since 90's. With over 200M internet users, China might find an efficient way to solve the corruption problems.

It's sad if China can't stick to their "constitution" and (the oft used) "according to law" standards. If they need to rely on internet vigilantism, then what next?

Revolution 3.0?

This is no way to solve corruption problems or any other.

If they need to rely on internet vigilantism
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sad but its the only thing we've got until effective institutions are in place, whicn I doubt can come any time soon. I bet the government is keeping all eyes on internet temperature, making sure mobs don't explode anywhere except on forums.

"It's sad if China can't stick to their "constitution" and (the oft used) "according to law" standards. If they need to rely on internet vigilantism, then what next?"---HUNXUER

If there wasn't this vigilance then nothing would happen. It is because of this attention from regular folk that those in charge take it seriously.

I overheard a Chinese man on the bus today talking about this and he said, "this is a foreigner problem NOT a Chinese problem". That's not in anyway part of one specific culture. Why is anything disgusting and plain wrong always a non-Chinese thing. There are screwed up Chinese too. That's some sick stuff this guy tried to do and I don't think any country's people, any race of people, or gender is immune to these sickos.
Even female middle school teachers are shacking up with 12 year old boys.

Whatever it takes to stop these pervs from harassing children should be done.