Hong Kong (CNN) -- A Beijing court
sentenced Li Tianyi, the son of a famous
Chinese "singing general" in the People's
Liberation Army, to 10 years in jail on
Thursday over a gang rape that unleashed
public outrage at the behavior of China's
"princelings," or children of the political elite.
The Haidian People's Court sentenced Li, 17,
and four other defendants to jail terms
ranging from three to 12 years over the
gang rape of a woman in a hotel room in
February. Li, also known as Li Guanfeng,
denied the charges, telling the court he was
drunk and could recall little of the night in
question.
He denied beating or having sex with the
woman despite his four co-accused issuing
guilty pleas by the trial's end, state media
reported.
Lawyers for the accused argued in pre-trial
hearings that the woman was a prostitute,
and the matter should be tried as a
prostitution matter, rather than a rape case.
In handing down the verdict, the court said
the evidence was "adequate" to uphold the
rape charges.
Users on Chinese social media applauded
the verdict, hailing it as a victory of justice
over the infamous "taizidang," or
"princelings," who are widely regarded as
spoiled and corrupt.
"The bastard is finally charged. God
finally works," wrote a user called
@Jiaxinglantianxiadezhiai on the
popular Chinese micro-blogging
service Sina Weibo.
However, others doubted that he
would serve out his full sentence.
"After people stop closely watching
this case, he will get out of jail
immediately. It's always easy as
long as you have money," posted
one user called @Miya-Qiu.
Li -- the son of a PLA celebrity
officer known as the "singing
general" for his televised renditions of
patriotic anthems -- previously made
headlines in 2011 when he attacked a family
in a road rage incident, threatened
bystanders and dared them to call police.
The incident provoked an outcry when it
came to light that he had 36 prior traffic
violations for driving without a license. He
was subsequently sent to a juvenile
detention center for a year, and his father
issued a public apology.
Li's mother Meng Ge, who is also a celebrity
singer in the PLA, also came under under
fire on social media after she blamed society
for her son's behavior.
Public opinion has been mounting against
the so-called princelings since an incident in
2010, when the drunk-driving 22-year-old
son of a deputy provincial police chief fatally
ran over a student and shouted: "Sue me if
you dare! My father is Li Gang!" The phrase
has since become synonymous with
nepotism and corruption in China.
President Xi Jinping has launched a high-
profile anti-corruption campaign in
response to public discontent with corrupt
officials, publicly rebuking PLA musicians
following a series of embarrassing reports
detailing their privileged lifestyles and
exposing incidents of commercial
exploitation of their positions.
The dressing down was accompanied by
new measures, signed off by Xi and detailed
in the PLA Daily, the official organ of China's
armed forces, designed to curb the excesses
of military musical troupes.
Xi's wife, the noted soprano Peng Liyuan,
herself served in a PLA performance troupe.

I doubt if this type of fair justice will happen in Nigeria...

Chinese...so much reality shows going on in that country.always in the news for the wrong reasons!!!God Bless Naija.