Clarifying nonphysical molestation is a crime better protects minors

Editor's note: With the development of technology, the protection of children's rights and interests has become an increasingly complicated and pressing challenge. For instance, many criminal acts targeting at the children now involve the internet or social media, which is why the Supreme People's Procuratorate has clarified that indecent acts with children involving no physical contact are still crimes. Beijing Youth Daily comments on Monday:

The top procuratorate made the clarification using the example of a case in which a man fabricated a fake identity to communicate with a 13-year-old online and then used threats to get the girl to send her naked photos to him via the online chat software that they were using.

The clarification means the relevant clauses of the Criminal Law now apply to unlawful acts against children conducted via the internet.