Girl who was fondled in Nanjing railway station was adopted, police say

Nanjing railway police said on Tuesday that a girl photographed as she was being fondled by a man in a crowded railway station waiting room had been adopted by the man's parents.

The 18-year-old man, surnamed Duan, is from Huaxian county, Henan province, and was detained after the pictures were released online, the police said.

They are investigating whether the girl was properly adopted. Under China's Adoption Law, his parents may not be qualified, police said.