{"id":23772,"date":"2026-03-07T19:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/china-confirms-death-penalty-for-child-sex-abusers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T19:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:30:17","slug":"china-confirms-death-penalty-for-child-sex-abusers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/china-confirms-death-penalty-for-child-sex-abusers\/","title":{"rendered":"China confirms death penalty for child sex abusers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xi-ja.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:20px\"><\/p>\n<p>Social networks have returned to the spotlight an important decision of the Supreme People&#8217;s Court of China, according to the Italian daily &#8220;adnkronos&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On February 10, 2026, during a visit to a juvenile institute, Chinese President Xi Jinping once again emphasized the policy of &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; towards crimes against children, linking this approach to national stability and the country&#8217;s demographic future.<\/p>\n<p>A few days later later, state media also announced the execution of several sports coaches and instructors who had abused their position of authority to commit sexual violence against minors.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese authorities have announced that the names of those convicted will be published as part of a strategy to curb these serious crimes.<\/p>\n<p>On July 24, 2019, after the execution of a person convicted of kidnapping, rape and filming of three minor girls, the court published an official statement on the state-run Xinhua agency stating that sexual crimes against children committed will be punishable by the death penalty without parole.<\/p>\n<p>According to the communique, this is not a new law, but an interpretation of the implementation of Article 236 of the Chinese Penal Code, which already provides for the death penalty for crimes such as rape.<\/p>\n<p>However, the innovation of 2019 was a way of communication: the court decided to make public the executions, including the names of the convicted, the crimes and the reasoning of the decision, as a means of increasing the preventive effect in society.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2023, a new common judicial interpretation came into force that extends the application of the law to the virtual world (online).<\/p>\n<p>The document defines that the coercion or manipulation of minors to send photos or videos nudity on platforms like QQ and WeChat is a criminal offence, even if there is no physical contact<\/p>\n<p>We use cookies to improve the experience and display ads (Google AdSense).<br \/>\n          By clicking &#8220;Accept&#8221;, you agree to the use of cookies according to<br \/>\n          Privacy Policy<br \/>\n          and<br \/>\n          Cookies Policy.<br \/>\n          You can reject non-necessary cookies by clicking &#8220;Reject&#8221;.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin:30px 0\">\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#666\">Source: <strong>prizrenpost<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social networks have returned to the spotlight an important decision of the Supreme People&#8217;s Court of China, according to the Italian daily &#8220;adnkronos&#8221;. 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