China: Should Lin Jiaxiang be charged of assaults?  · Global Voices
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Lin Jiaxiang, (CPC) party secretary of the Shenzhen maritime bureau in the Guangdong province of China, is the target of an investigation after he allegedly grabbed an 11-year-old girl in an attempt to molest her. Jiaxing was reportedly drunk and to have asked the 6th grade girl for directions to the restroom at the Plum Garden Seafood Restaurant where he was dining. He proceeded to grab her by the throat and tried to coax her into the men's restroom.
Restaurant video recorded the poor11-year-old  girl running back into the dining area after the alleged attempt to molest her took place .(The video below is censored now, and for browsing the website, proxy is required)
嘉祥猥褻女童后與家長的爭吵被酒店錄像記錄
Lin Jiaxiang's notorious response to the girl's father who questioned him for what Lin had done angered Chinese netizens. Here's what he said when the girl's parents confronted him:
“Do you know who I am? I am from the Ministry of Transport. I rank as high as your mayor. How dare you fight with me.”
without any sense of shame, he tried to bribe the parents ,saying:
“Yes I did it, so what? How much do you want, just tell me. I'll give you the money.”
Lin Jiaxiang was dismissed on November. 3 by ministry of transport. However, Lin was announced innocent of the assault charge today. Public is not satisfied with the judgment. A “whether Lin should be pardoned” poll is made by Xinmin net.
截至11月6日14时，近2000名网友参与调查，约95%网友对警方结论表示”气愤”，主张搜集证据对林嘉祥”定罪且重罚”，仅2%的网友表示”尊重深圳警方的定性”。
According to Shenzhen Late Post, police gave five reasons to deny the assault charge.
1:林确实与小陈有肢体接触，但接触部位仅限于肩膀靠脖颈位置
2:小陈摆脱林嘉祥的地点距离洗手间约有8米远，但只能看到洗手间的指示牌，还看不到洗手间的门口.
3:林嘉祥身高1．79米、体重103公斤，小陈身高仅为1．48米，小陈能够摆脱林的双手，表明林当时在小陈肩膀靠脖颈处施加的力量有限。
4:现场监控探头摄录到的内容中未发现林嘉祥有猥亵的举动，这与当事人双方对有关肢体接触情况的陈述能够吻合。
5:经现场勘查及模拟事发经过，证实林嘉祥、小陈途经转往洗手间方向的转角处的时间极为短暂，小陈在此处挣脱林的双手后即转身跑步离去。
Although the key evidence to charge Lin Jiaxiang, that is, the video at toilet door which taped what actually happened,  was mystically lost, public believe Lin's crime is obvious.Here's what Xinhua net says.
首先必须明确的是，诸如强奸、猥亵这类的违法犯罪行为，尤其是在犯罪未遂的情况下，最是缺少直接证据的。这是此类违法犯罪案件的普遍规律。从这个意义上讲，警方非要找到林嘉祥猥亵小兰的“直接证据”才予定案，表面上看是严格依法办案，而实质上却是(至少客观上)纵容了违法犯罪嫌疑人，对受害人是极不公平的。
小女孩在事后表现出了精神受到严重刺激、心理受到严重伤害的症状，不敢见外人，不敢上学读书，甚至发誓永远不去大酒店吃饭，这些都印证了对小兰猥亵行为的存在。