Kris Wu loses appeal against rape conviction in Beijing court
nme.comKris Wu has had his appeal against a rape conviction denied by a court in Beijing.Last November, Wu, 33, who rose to fame as a member of the K-pop group EXO, was sentenced by the Chaoyang District People’s Court to 13 years of jail time – 11 and a half years for rape and a consecutive 22 months for “group lewdness”.As reported by Reuters, the Beijing No.
3 Intermediate People’s Court issued a statement on Friday (November 24) saying: “Wu violated the will of women and took advantage of the drunkenness of multiple victims to have sexual relations with them.
His behaviour constituted the crime of rape.”The first allegations of his predatory behaviour – which included claims of date rape and preying on underage girls – were made on July 18, 2021.
After being detained by Chinese police 13 days later, he was arrested on August 16.In July this year, Kris Wu appeared in court in Beijing to appeal his convictions.
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