Charity figures are expected to occupy moral high ground

LEI CHUANG, a well-known public figure famous for combating discrimination against people with hepatitis B, has confessed to sexually assaulting a woman. This has caused people to look at the public welfare industry with critical eyes. Beijing News comments:

Lei used to have a very good public image, yet the sexual assault scandal has totally ruined him.

The scandal has also led to the past ugly deeds of other charity figures being posted online.