Law on compelled prostitution clarified

An interpretation on Criminal Law provisions was released on Sunday, setting the rules for court trials regarding the crime of compelling prostitution.

The Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, China's top court and prosecution agency, jointly issued the legal interpretation, making clear that forcing children under age 14 into prostitution is categorized as a "serious violation" under the crime of compelling prostitution.

The stipulation underscored that the severity of the violation does not require multiple children being forced into prostitution. The interpretation stipulated that the act constitutes a serious violation as long as a child under age 14 is compelled to be a prostitute.