A Beijing court sentenced Canadian singer Kris Wu to 13 years in jail on Friday for crimes including rape.
本周五,北京一家法院以强奸等罪名判处加拿大籍歌手吴亦凡有期徒刑13年。
A former member of K-pop group EXO, the singer was born in China and returned there in 2014 to pursue a lucrative solo career.
作为韩国流行音乐组合EXO的前成员,这位歌手出生在中国,并于2014年回到中国,开始了自己收入丰厚的单飞生涯。
The court in the district of Chaoyang said on its official WeChat account that from November to December 2020 Wu, quote, "took advantage of three drunken women at his home".
朝阳区人民法院在其官方微信公众号上称,吴亦凡于2020年11月至12月间,“在其住所先后性侵了三名醉酒女子”。
He was arrested in July 2021 after an 18-year-old Chinese student publicly accused him of plying her with liquor and luring her into having sex with him when she was 17.
2021年7月,一名18岁的中国学生公开指控吴亦凡曾在她17岁时给自己灌酒,并引诱与之发生性关系,随后吴亦凡因此被捕。
Wu was an ambassador for 15 brands, including Lancome, Louis Vuitton and Porsche, before his arrest. All severed ties with him.
在被捕前,吴亦凡是包括兰蔻、路易威登和保时捷等在内的15个品牌的形象大使。之后所有品牌都终止了与他的合作。
The Canadian embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, though state media said its officials attended the sentencing.
加拿大驻华大使馆没有立即回应路透社的置评请求,但官方媒体称大使馆官员出席了此次宣判。
The court said Wu would be deported, although lawyers in China have said that would typically take place after he has served his sentence.
法院宣判吴亦凡将被驱逐出境,但中国的律师表示,这大概率是要在他服刑期满后才执行。