According to Shanxi Yanggao County Rong ** Center:
On December 25, the Yanggao County People's Court publicly announced the verdict of a ** case in accordance with the law, and the defendant Xi Moumou was sentenced to three years in prison in the first instance for committing a ** crime.
After the court's trial, it was ascertained that on January 30, 2023, the defendant Xi XX and the victim were introduced to each other by a local marriage agency. On May 1, the parties entered into a marriage contract. On the afternoon of May 2, in a house in a community in Yanggao County, the defendant forcibly had sexual relations with the victim despite the victim's resistance. The victim called the police that night. After investigation and evidence collection by the Yanggao County Public Security Bureau, compulsory measures of criminal detention were taken against the defendant on May 5. On June 27, the Yanggao County People's Procuratorate charged the defendant with the crime of ** and filed a public prosecution with the Yanggao County People's Court. Because the case involved personal privacy, the Yanggao County People's Court tried the case in closed office in accordance with the law. The court of first instance held that the defendant forcibly had sexual relations with the victim against the victim's will, which violated Article 236 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and constituted a crime of **, and sentenced the defendant to three years imprisonment in accordance with law.
After investigation by the relevant departments, the defendant and the victim did not register their marriage with the civil affairs department. The act of engagement between the parties is a folk custom, not a legally registered marriage. The rumors such as "cheating on marriage", "blackmailing with a lawsuit", "on the 4th day after the engagement and having a relationship, the girl accused ** that "the parties are in a cohabitation relationship", "the victim has a history of marriage", and "the victim gave the marriage agency a referral fee of 30,000 yuan", all of which are false information. Please work together to maintain a good online environment, respect personal privacy, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.
*: Shanxi Yanggao County Rong ** Center, Yangtze Evening News.