Teacher jailed for raping girl, 17

A Beijing teacher was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison by Haidian District People's Court on Tuesday for the rape and molestation of a 17-year-old student.

Zou Mingwu, 39, has also been banned from working with minors for five years after his release. It was the first time a Beijing court had issued such an order, according to authorities.

The court heard Zou, who was previously recognized with the Haidian "backbone teacher" award, forced a female high school student to have sex with him several times since March 2016 after being hired as a private tutor.