Court order death sentence for a school teacher for raping 26 minor students



China: the court has executed a primary school teacher who allegedly raped 26 minor girl students in GAnsu province. He has been identified as Li Jishun who is a former primary school teacher.

The intermediate people's court of Tiamshui city passed death sentence for him after the supreme approved the the death penalty. The court found that he has sexually abused about 26 girls aging from 4 years to 11 years when he was a teacher from 2011 to 2012.

He used to assault then in dormitories or classrooms as reported by stated run Xinhua news agency.
The court observed that he has caused extremely negative social impact and this is also a maim reason that the court has given the heaviest punishment as said by the court judge of the supreme court.

The supreme court alaonsaid that in recne years the child abuse sex cases are on rise as currently there are 7000 plus cases which are currently being handled by the courts across China from 2012 to 2014.

The supreme court also passed orders in four other similar cases involving sexual assault of mjnors. In one care out of the four a man raped a five year old girl in a school premises and the court ordered a death sentence but with a two year reprieve.