Chinese man detained for rape of underage girls

A Chinese man has been detained by police for allegedly raping several underage girls in the southwestern Yunnan Province.

The 43-year-old villager surnamed Liu, from Zhenxiong county in Zhaotong city, was detained on Friday on suspicion
of raping a schoolgirl, according to a statement from the publicity department.

The case was reported to local police on Thursday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Initial investigation showed that Liu may have assaulted several schoolgirls, the statement said without specifying the
number of victims.

——————–PTI