- Rachel Russell
- BBC News
Kris Wu was arrested in 2021 after a girl accused him of grooming and raping her
Chinese-Canadian pop star Chris Wu has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual offences.
A court in the Chinese capital, Beijing, convicted the 32-year-old singer and actor Chris Wu of raping three women and mobilizing a number of people for group sex.
Chris was arrested last year, after he was accused of luring and raping a girl, before 24 other victims revealed his rape to them.
The court said Chris should be deported – but deportation in China usually takes place after serving a prison sentence.
On Friday, the Chaoyang District Court in Beijing sentenced Chris Wu to 11 years and six months in prison, after he was found guilty of raping three women at his home in 2020 “while they were drunk – they didn’t know or couldn’t resist.”
The Chinese star also received a sentence of one year and ten months in prison after being convicted of “gathering people to engage in group sex,” according to the court.
The first to accuse Kris Wu was schoolgirl Du Meizu, who said last year on social media that she met Kris two years ago, when she was 17.
De Mezzo explained that she was invited to a party at Chris’ house, where she faced pressure to drink alcohol, before waking up the next day to find herself in his bed.
Chris denied those claims, but at least 24 other victims have accused him of brutal behavior towards them.
Chris was accused of inviting women to karaoke parties where alcoholic beverages were served.
Chris Wu also faces a 600m yuan (£69m) fine for tax evasion. In this, the official Xinhua News Agency says that Chris provided a fake trading account to hide the value of his real income.
Chris Wu was born in China, before obtaining Canadian citizenship. He became famous as a member of the South Korean boy band “Exo”, during the second decade of the new millennium.
Chris has become one of the most popular stars in China after developing his own business as a singer, actor, model and variety show judge.
And international companies announced the suspension of their partnerships with Chris Wu, due to his judicial conviction. Including: French Louis Vuitton, Italian Bulgari and German Porsche.