Judicial authorities on Thursday formally approved the arrests of suspects involved in a gang rape, including the son of a famous Chinese singer surnamed Li, local authorities said.
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The Beijing Municipal People's Procuratorate did not release detailed information on the suspects, nor Li's full name, as he is a minor.
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Li and four others were apprehended on Feb. 20, after a woman accused them of raping her, according to media reports.
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Police insiders who requested anonymity said Li is the son of Li Shuangjiang, dean of the music department of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts.
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They added that the suspects were detained after the woman told police she was taken to a hotel and gang raped after drinking with the men in a bar on Feb. 17.
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This is not the junior Li's first run-in with police.
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The 17-year-old and another teenager attacked a couple who allegedly blocked their driveway near the entrance of a residential community in Beijing two years ago. He was later sent to a government correctional facility for one year.Â