In Huaying City, Guang'an, Sichuan, a high-profile "air" child case was recently announced, and the defendant Xia Mouxiong was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison by the court for the crime of ** children. However, the verdict sparked widespread controversy in society, with many people believing that Xia's punishment was too light to compensate for the harm done to the child victims.
It is understood that from May 2020 to August 2021, the defendant Xia Mouxiong successively added 8 young girls under the age of eight as friends through social software. After gaining the trust of these girls, he used sharing games, common interests and other means as bait to lure these girls to send *** and ** calls, and implement ** to them.
After trial, the Huaying Municipal People's Court held that Xia Mouxiong's behavior had violated the criminal law and constituted the crime of ** child. The court pointed out that Xia Mouxiong not only asked multiple victims to send ** and sensitive parts ** for them, but also induced these girls to make ** actions when chatting, and recorded their screens for preservation. The court held that Xia's actions had caused irreparable harm to the young girls and had a serious impact on their physical and mental health.
However, many people expressed doubts and dissatisfaction with the court's decision. They believe that Xia Mouxiong's behavior is extremely bad, and the harm to the child victim cannot be described in words. The sentence of only seven and a half years in prison does not seem to match his crime. Some have even questioned whether such a verdict would have a sufficient deterrent effect on society to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
It is worth noting that the crime of children is a very serious crime in our law. According to the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, whoever uses violence, coercion or other methods to compel or insult a woman shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or short-term detention;Whoever assembles a crowd or commits the crime in the preceding paragraph in front of the public in a public place is to be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years. ** For children, heavier punishment is to be given in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.
In this case, Xia Mouxiong used online means to ** more than eight young girls, and his behavior has seriously violated the rights and interests of children, causing great harm to their physical and mental health. As a result, some believe that the court's sentence is too lenient and does not meet the law's sentencing standards for the crime of ** children.
However, some legal experts have pointed out that the court needs to consider a number of factors when making a decision, including the circumstances of Xia Mouxiong's crime, the impact on the victim, and whether he has a criminal record. They believe that the court has fully considered these factors in making its judgment and has rendered a reasonable judgment.
In the controversy of this case, we cannot ignore the seriousness of the crime of ** children and the protection of child victims.