Wu Yifan was officially sentenced to 13 years in prison, and will be deported from China

Wu Yifan's scandal is considered the most serious and complicated in showbiz ever. The media described this as "the downfall of a top idol".

Wu Yifan has been in criminal detention since late July 2021. In mid-August, Beijing's Chaoyang District KSND approved the official arrest of the actor and was not granted bail. He faces charges of abuse of minors, gang abuse, use of illegal substances, theft of sensitive videos, brokering "prostitution" and defrauding young girls.

Recently, the Chaoyang Provincial Procuratorate (Beijing) conducted the trial of Wu Yifan's first instance. Accordingly, Wu Yifan will be sentenced to 11 years and 6 months in prison for abuse and 1 year and 6 months for group relations, for a total of 13 years in prison and deported from China.

Officials from the Canadian Embassy in China attended the sentencing. After his release from prison, Wu Yifan will be expelled from Chinese territory.

Wu Yifan's scandal is considered the most serious and complicated in showbiz ever. The media described this as "the downfall of a top idol". After his scandal, the authorities issued a series of drastic documents and directives applied to artists in order to correct the entertainment industry.

On iFeng, according to Li Yang's lawyer earlier, Wu Yefan's case is unlikely to take place in a second first instance trial. With the court announcing that a verdict date will be set, it shows that the artist has admitted guilt. Moreover, there was no dispute between him, the victim and the witness in the testimony, incriminating evidence.

However, because this is a more social than criminal case, the singer's sentence was not decided immediately in court. Instead, the jury needed time to review the entire case to reach an appropriate verdict for Wu. That is why at the preliminary hearing, the court did not recommend a sentence for the 32-year-old star.

Li Yang affirmed that Wu Yifan's prosecution and trial process complied with China's Civil Procedure Law and there was no bias whether he was a celebrity or a Canadian citizen. Lawyer Li said that after the verdict, Wu Yifan would immediately be transferred to the prison to serve his sentence. While in prison, he has the right to file an appeal, but still has to fulfill the obligations of an inmate.

According to Li Yang, Wu Yifan is likely to receive a sentence of more than 10 years in prison. Under China's Criminal Code, the crime of gathering 18 carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison. While the abuse carries a penalty of 3-10 years in prison. An aggravating circumstance will apply if the offender abuses multiple girls, causing injury to the victim.

Wu Yefan's reputation as a top star has now completely ended. However, if the other characters only pay with his career, he also faces a big sentence from the law. After more than a year of detention, Wu Yifan's case was tried for the first time on June 10 but took place behind closed doors. The Chaoyang court stated: "The verdict will be announced at another time."

According to information from the press, before the negative incident broke out, Wu Yifan was the spokesperson of the cosmetics company. However, after the alleged physical assault was revealed, the company immediately terminated the contract. A recent legal document from the singer's company shows that the company filed an application with regulators for asset preservation on Nov. 29 last year, requesting that the assets of two companies held by Wu be frozen.

Wu Yifan, 31, immigrated to Canada with his mother from Guangzhou when he was 10 years old. He debuted as a member of South Korean boy band EXO in 2012 and returned to China for development after terminating his contract with his agency SM Entertainment in 2014. In July last year, Wu Yifan was accused by popular Chinese internet hotgirl Du Meizhou of "repeatedly tricking young women into having sex" and asked to leave the Chinese entertainment industry.

Later, the Beijing Chaoyang Police Department reported Wu Yifan had been taken into criminal custody on suspicion of abuse. Later, CCTV's People's Daily published stern comments, such as: "No one is above the law and foreign nationality is not a talisman"; "Operating on Chinese soil, we must abide by China's laws"; "No matter how famous you are, there is no immunity" ...

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