Accused scientist arrested, reports academy

BEIJING - A top scientist who was publicly accused by his estranged wife of having affairs and misusing government research grants has been arrested, according to his employer on Thursday.

Duan Zhenhao, who had been in line for a senior role with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is alleged to have used public money to pay personal travel expenses and is suspected of corruption.

A statement on the website of the academy's institute of geology and geophysics, his employer, says Duan was taken into police custody on charges of corruption but does not say when.