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Shanghai:
A Chinese court has sentenced a kindergarten teacher to life in jail for sexually abusing 12 of his students, the official Xinhua news agency reported today.
A court in the northern region of Ningxia sentenced Huang Zhenxin, a teacher at a rural school, for "raping or molesting" his female students, the report said.
Police said he offered to tutor them on their homework before assaulting them.
In May, China executed a former primary school teacher for raping and sexually abusing 26 children at his school, state media previously reported.
Li Jishun was convicted of having raped or sexually abused 26 girls aged from 4 to 11 at a school in the northwestern province of Gansu.
China's Supreme Court says sexual abuse cases involving children have risen in recent years, with 7,145 nationwide from 2012-2014.
A court in the northern region of Ningxia sentenced Huang Zhenxin, a teacher at a rural school, for "raping or molesting" his female students, the report said.
Police said he offered to tutor them on their homework before assaulting them.
In May, China executed a former primary school teacher for raping and sexually abusing 26 children at his school, state media previously reported.
Li Jishun was convicted of having raped or sexually abused 26 girls aged from 4 to 11 at a school in the northwestern province of Gansu.
China's Supreme Court says sexual abuse cases involving children have risen in recent years, with 7,145 nationwide from 2012-2014.
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