Chinese Court to Open Hearing Into Allegations

[Socialist Christian]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid=721&e=10&u=/ap/20031119/ap_on_re_as/china_japan_sex_uproar


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SHANGHAI, China - A southern China court is investigating reports that hundreds of Japanese businessmen and Chinese prostitutes held a sex party the same week as a sensitive wartime anniversary.



The Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court has scheduled a hearing to take testimony from hotel managers, nightclub bosses, prostitutes and employees of the Japanese company allegedly involved in the Sept. 16-18 incident, the China Daily newspaper and other media reported.


The report did not give a date for the hearing, but said it could last several days.


Defendants could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of participating in the sex romp, the newspaper said, citing an unidentified court official. Telephone calls went unanswered at the court Wednesday