The 18-year-old man, who is a college student in Nanjing, was arrested on Monday in Henan's Hua County after photos of him with his hands groping the girl's breasts went viral online. The girl, reportedly under 14 years old, was sitting on her adopted brother's laps and their parents were just beside them when he put his hands into her dress as they waited at the Nanjing South Railway waiting hall.
The woman who took the photos was shocked when she noticed what was going on, but what surprised her the most was the nonchalance of the parents and other relatives who were nearby.
The witness, known simply as Chen, said she couldn't report to the police immediately because the man’s family outnumbered her. Others on the train also took photos but did nothing to confront the man as he touched the girl for about five minutes. The photos were later sent to an Chen Lan, an NGO worker who has worked for years to protect abused children, and she shared it on social media while calling on the police to intervene.
After the photos went viral, police officers were sent to the man's home to investigate. There, they arrested the young man. He remains in custody while local authorities are in the process of finding a safe place for the girl to live.The police have vowed to deal with the young man in accordance with the law.
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