Zero-tolerance stance for crimes against children

Holding a "zero-tolerance" stance on crimes against children, Beijing prosecutors have attached greater importance to dealing with cases in which perpetrators take advantage of the internet to lead juveniles to commit crimes or even sexually abuse them, a report said.

Last year, 449 adults were prosecuted in the capital on suspicion of harming children's legitimate rights, of whom 295 were charged with sex crimes against minors, according to the report issued by Beijing People's Procuratorate on Friday.

While finding some adults provide pornographic content to children in cyberspace, the city's prosecutors also discovered some people force minors to have nude chats online, ordering them to send naked photos or cheat them to participate in online fraud, the report said.