The woman was abducted and was sold several times, including once in 1998 for almost P40,000. She was then forced to marry the abuser, with whom she had eight children. | via philstarlife
A man in China has been jailed for nine years for imprisoning a woman in a rural shack, a court said Friday, April 7 in a case that has triggered outrage on social media.
In addition to Dong, five other defendants in the case were found guilty of abduction and trafficking, earning them jail sentences ranging from eight to 13 years. The woman was then sold several times, including once in 1998 for almost P40,000, before being forced to marry Dong, with whom she had eight children.
Authorities initially denied the case was linked to human trafficking, a relatively common phenomenon in the Chinese countryside, but higher-level investigations were launched after a public outcry."Only nine years in prison for having ruined someone's life," wrote one user of social media platform Weibo.
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