Sexual assault case in China sparks online complaints

Students queueing up to get food during lunch break as the school reopens after the term opening was delayed due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Jiashan county, Jiaxing city, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Monday (April 13). - AFP

BEIJING: A high-profile sexual assault investigation in China has prompted many to come forward online with similar experiences of abuse on Monday (April 13) in a country where it remains tough to get justice for such crimes.

A prominent Chinese lawyer who sat on the board of telecoms equipment maker ZTE stepped down last week after local media reported he was being investigated for sexually assaulting his teenage foster daughter -- sparking heated discussion on social media with celebrities joining in the fray.