On the morning of November 24, the Beijing Court announced that it had rejected Wu Yifan's appeal, upheld his sentence of more than 13 years in prison, and deported him from China after serving his sentence.
Kris Wu used to be a member of the Korean boy band EXO, then left the group and returned to China to become a singer and actor.
According toSina, in the trial on November 25 last year, Kris Wu was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for two crimes: rape (11 years and 6 months in prison and deportation from Chinese territory); gathering to debauch, illegal sexual relations (1 year and 10 months in prison).
Because he did not accept the court's decision, Kris Wu appealed. This morning, the Beijing court rejected the appeal and upheld the original verdict.
Kris Wu's verdict is clear and accurate.
The Beijing court found that Kris Wu took advantage of the drunken state of many victims to have sex with them, constituting the crime of rape.
In addition, he was the leader in committing obscene acts. The first instance judgment has clear circumstances, authentic and complete evidence, and the legal conviction is correct.
The scandal involving Kris Wu is considered particularly serious by the Chinese government.
Therefore, the male artist was put on the "blockade" list, permanently banned from broadcasting by the China Performing Association and officially detained since the end of July 2021.
During the appeal hearing, there were relatives of Wu Yifan and officials from the Canadian Embassy in Beijing (protecting Wu Yifan's citizenship).
According to News AgencyReuters, the initial verdict in the Kris Wu case was issued more than 5 months after the mid-2022 trial.
The investigation report stated that from November to December 2020, Kris Wu raped three young girls.
Do My Truc, who claims to be Ngo Diec Pham's ex-girlfriend, said she was raped by the former EXO member when she was 17 years old.
At the time, Kris Wu denied all accusations and declared that he would turn himself in if he committed any such acts.
Kris Wu (stage name) is a Chinese-Canadian singer and actor. Some of the films he has acted in areJourney to the West: The Extra Story, It Turns Out You're Still Here, The Mermaid, Strategy of Europe...
He was active as a member of the Korean boy band EXO.