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Affair with Chinese Student Leaves American Behind Bars
Apr 07, 2009Edited and translated by eChinacities.com Source: iFeng.com
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The young American English instructor at a certain English training college in Zhuhai, China’s southern Guangdong province got himself involved in a love affair with one of his students that all went horribly wrong the second he found himself dumped.
On hearing the news of the end of the relationship, John (not his real name) threaten the girl with publishing naked pictures he had taken on his phone, on the internet. He demanded RMB 100 thousand to destroy the naked pictures. Last week the Mid-level People’s Court of Zhuhai sentenced the American to 3 year’s imprisonment for blackmail. On completion of the sentence he will be removed from the country.
Upon having the sentence translated to him, the defendant broke down in his chair sobbing and begged the judge for the right to appeal for a lighter sentence. John even pleaded with the judge for a community service sentence, anything to avoid a Chinese jail. John is due for an appeal soon.
John, aged 22 moved to Zhuhai to work as an Oral English Instructor in 2008. It was there that he met Miss Luo and they struck it off straight away. On the evening of the 25th October John invited Luo to his apartment for a meal. According to the American’s testimony in court: “We had fun that evening and got on really well.” It was then that the couple made love. It was that night that while Luo was in the shower, John took photos of her on his mobile phone camera. One of the three photos he took showed her naked above the waist.
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John explained that when he took the pictures she knew all about them and didn’t refuse or mind them being taken. The next day Miss Luo left for Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on the other side of the country. The two of them remained in touch but after a short while Luo told John that she had a boyfriend in Hangzhou and that she wanted to break up. John felt that he had been cheated and swore to take his revenge on her.
On 30th November 2008 John contacted Luo via QQ and sent her one of the naked photos, tricking her by saying he had lots more naked pictures that she didn’t know about, as well video footage. John demanded Luo back or he would send the snaps and videos to others. But after some more discussions he agreed to accept RMB 100 thousand in exchange for the illicit material.
Moments later Luo called Zhuhai police and upon arriving at John’s apartment they made their arrest.
What do you think should be the final outcome for ‘John’? Let us know your opinion in the comments sections at the bottom of this page.
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Oh the hotness of tiny little blurry camera phone pics. Is it a body part of just a pixel out on the screen? Everyone acted irresponsibly here
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Also, what is up with dude's hair? Seriously? This guy is ruinign it for all teachers who just want to sleep with their students - don't want to complicate it with blackmail.
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Chinese students often make up horrible stories to get their teachers fired. This has happened to me personally, three times. In each case, I was deemed guilty and immediately terminated without ever being afforded the chance to confront my accusers. The last time this happened, I was accused of having sex with a female Chinese student (unidentified) in the stairway between classes, by two female Chinese "witnesses" (also unidentified). Whenever I begin a new teaching position, I tell everyone involved--coworkers and students--that I will not have ANY kind of relationship with them outside of work. Sometimes, a vain student just cannot accept that their teachers don't want to f**k them. Sexual relationships between expat staff and Chinese students are frequent, to be sure. To those on the perceived wrong end of a break-up I have just one suggestion, "Get over it."
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I gree with the first comment. Chinese girls should stop keeping entice their foreign teachers, let them live peacefully. I feel sympathy on that American guy, he is still young who sometimes couldn't control himself properly. Hopefully he gets lighter sentence. By the way, I am Chinese woman who really feel shame about some Chinese girls always wanna take advantage of sexcual stuff.
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the fact is clear that the guy committed a crime by blackmailing some one with naked photo and asking for money, no matter who he is and where this happens it is a crime and he should be sentenced
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Moral of the story, don't trust Americans with big hair!
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Pretty shitty deal all around. Both parties took action that I think is pretty ridiculous but 3 years? Very harsh.
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Good.Lock him up for three years he deserves to serve every day, this guy is a scum bag to blackmail the girl involved, after all he had sex with her and I assume that was with her consent, any guy whom sell's photos or stories or black mailes a girl that they had sex with deserves everything they get.
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send him to America where he can make some "nice friends" in prison there, although not sure if he can't make any nice friends here in a Chinese prison
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its the girl who offered money for her photos, not the American (based on the story), the guy is just asking the girl to retain their relationship, but the girl betrayed her pretended to give him money, of course everybody might be attempted to the offer, teaching job is not easy in China, (giving all efforts), then in the end the girl brought police, a pathetic for the foreign english teacher. Chinese girls as I have heard, once they were not satisfied to the relationship, they charged their foreign bfs coz this is their country, so whatever their voices is, its been heard. anyway, whatever the roots or purposes of each, this is a lessons for both parties.
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Why so little time in jail. The court was lenient. He deserves the punishment and perhaps he will think twice about blackmail in the future.
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Good luck John, I feel very sorry for you. Shit happens,but you are in china. The Chinese spit in restaurant's, don't know what they do in prison. On the positive side!!! Your Mandarin should improve greatly.
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Oh C'mon . . . He sleeps with her once and decides they're in a relationship? His obsession leads to blackmail via "sexting"? Both individuals sound pretty immature. Three years in a Chinese prison is a little extreme by US standards, but like the classic fool, he developed a false sense of security in a foreign land. I'd like to know where he was living . . . that shower looks amazing. Frankily, it looks like an advertisement and not at all like a photo taken from a phone. . . .
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i wanted to add that chinese policemans should understand alot of uncertain things that could happen by unknowingly,in the first john failed in love as mentoined above and i quess john happened to do all that he does bcs he feel disappointed,and not knowing what to do inorder to recover back her love,but made a mistake on his riaction,i pray GOD u people have to understand that its out of beeing disturb of his love for her girl,.
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Clifford you make me laugh to your comments, its true hahahaha , When we had a dinner with our school leaders, one spit near the dining table, ohhh i lost my apetite. Now i am teching my students the right way of being civilized.
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I am In China, I like it or not! I like to eat out, when I can. Manners are taught, like racism
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Do some of you retards want to use the English language properly! Let me guess most of you are American?
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Give me a break!!!. You threaten a girl with blackmail and get caught??? You deserve more than three years!!!. I found, courted and married a Chinese girl, and we did this 5,000 miles away over a period of time. Have some respect and keep your "western ways" out of China.Learn the culture, study their traditions and learn the meaning of Honor. You are nothing more than an immature kid that is acting just like a spoilt brat he thinks he is entitled to a new trial for a less sentence? What gives you any rights?? You break the law and think you can tie up the legal system like you do in America. i hope you have your three square meals a day and all the sex you can handle, enjoy your next three years and then your flight home to the mother land.
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hahaha, chinese whores! you got one, but the rest of us foreign guys are fucking you like the bitches you are and then leaving you like sluts should be left!
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i dont think this is a true story. it is fabricated news made to scare foreign men not to have affairs with chinese women.
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I agree. And if it was true, do you REALLY think the American govrnment would let china keep one of their people in prision because of a lovers quarrel? NO WAY.
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I also agree! i have searched every where, this "news" only exist in china. if it was true, dont you think you could resd about it in american media? as always, false news in china. a sad country.
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It is a sad experience for young "John", I feel he would be put in jail in America also. His age and emotional state dictated his actions, he was hired for a position of professional integrity and and violated that rule....he should have controlled himself better. Americans need to respect the cultural society they travel to and leave bad habits home.
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Should have got 5 years, What a sook. Cried when she left, cried when he got sentenced. wasn't crying when he was thinking of her money.
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