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Child molester charged

A man from Henan province accused of molesting a 4-year-old girl and burying her alive in August, has been charged with "acting indecently toward a minor" by Baoshan district prosecutors.

On Aug 7, the 39-year-old man, identified only as Zhang, tricked the girl into his home while her parents were out. He is then alleged to have touched her genitals.