Guo faces charges of organizing group gambling

Guo Meimei, the 23-year-old woman whose online posts unfairly tarnished the reputation of the Red Cross Society of China four years ago, has been charged with operating a gambling house, according to Dongcheng district people's procuratorate in Beijing on Thursday.

"We have solid evidence to prove Guo and her friend, Zhao Xiaolai, organized others to engage in gambling on many occasions," said a statement by Dongcheng district people's procuratorate. "The circumstances were so serious that the suspects should be held accountable."

The charge dates to July, when Beijing police uncovered an Internet soccer gambling gang allegedly headed by Guo during the World Cup. Police arrested eight gamblers. In August, she was arrested on suspicion of running a casino.