Lawbreaker at large?

While serving a nine-month sentence for running a gambling den, a prisoner in a county jail in East China's Jiangxi province enjoyed sex service. The prostitute was escorted in by a police warden, who was bribed. After the scandal came to light, the officer was stripped of his post for merely "discipline violation".

That was dramatic, because things went wrong at every link.

Corrupt officials take bribes and open the "backdoor" to illicit dealings. Once caught, they get lenient treatment until a public backlash puts unbearable pressure on the authorities to take stricter action.