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Chinese students in LA kidnap, torture fellow study-abroad studentA group of Chinese study-abroad students in Los Angeles, California are standing trial for the alleged abduction and torture of a fellow Chinese student, according to media reports.The victim, surnamed Liu, claims that a group of students stripped her naked, forced her to eat sand, shaved her head and burned her. It is revealed that the dispute arose from jealousy between the victim and the defendants.Among the six arrested defendants, three are are minors. It is reported that four other accomplices involved in the case are still at large.Liu says that on March 30, her female classmate, surnamed Di, invited her out to discuss matters in private. She took Liu to Rowland Heights Park, where Di and a group of students began kicking and hitting Liu. Two of them grabbed her arm, while one of the defendants, surnamed Yang, stripped Liu naked and burned her nipples with a cigarette. Liu recalled that there was another girl who even tried to burn her hair with a lighter, but it never caught fire, as she was being splashed with ice water.The girls reportedly chopped off Lius hair, pressed her to the ground and forced her to eat sand. The victim says she recalls girls recording videos of the incident on their cell phones. The torturing lasted for five hours, and left countless bruises on Lius body and face.At a friends suggestion, Liu called the police and reported the assault at Rowland Heights Park. Not long after, six of the students involved, male and female, were arrested.More controversy ensued when the father of one of the defendants tried to pay off a witness, hoping to settle the fiasco. He was later arrested for bribery of a witness.The three non-minors will enter their plea in court on June 18.Chinese students sadistic case to trial court the accused pleaded not guilty smile Chinese students involved in abusive compatriots case three defendants am local time on the 18th to accept a court summons in the High Court in Los Angeles. Suffered, “kidnapping”, “torture” and other felony charges, 3 per court said “not guilty.” This occurred in the case of the end of March, two Chinese female students were more than students kicked, stripped naked and photographed, with cigarette burns nipples and other abusive behavior. However, the defendant attorney argued that the abuser Age “is not mature enough to realize the consequences of violence”, need to be evaluated by experts in their psychological state. The case involves a total of 12 suspects, six of whom had been arrested, and the rest is still in the hunt.His hands were bound by ropes, accused occasional smileSix arrested persons, Zhangxin Lei (transliteration), Zhaiyun Yao (phonetic) and (phonetic) adult, 18 admissible in a court in Los Angeles County Superior Court arraignment Pomona branch.Communications for three students around 9:00 in the N court began the trial by the judge Salvatore Xi Erna. Media reporters before entering the court was told, and not allowed to attend the trial when using audio, video or photograph equipment.Men accused Zhang Xinlei first from the side door into the courtroom from time to time to talk to a lawyer after taking a seat in the front row, occasionally smiling mouth. Two female defendants Zhaiyun Yao and Yang Yuhan then order into court, it seated in the back row. Both men had long hair. As it can be seen from the lower half long hair, before her hair dyed golden yellow. Seated eyes from time to time after Zhaiyun Yao looked to the gallery.Three defendants dressed in blue prison uniform, his hands were tied rope.Accumulated 12 counts, the defendants refused to recognize 3Three accused were aged 19 years in the local private school, “Oxford School” school.Although they are all students in the United States, but they were on the court for a Mandarin translation to help them understand the contents of the trial.The indictment released by the court on the 18th, said three defendants conduct has seriously violated US criminal law were kidnapped by six allegations of torture and ill-treatment allegations of two four physical abuse allegations, a total of 12 counts.Chinese criminal cases often accept US federal court the same day as a trial attorney Deng Hong Zhang Xinlei attorney in court. He told reporters after the trial, the case is 18 years he employed the “most vicious” of violence ever seen. If the case goes to a jury trial stage, the defendant only because of “torture” an offense could face life in prison.Hearing lasted less than 10 minutes. 3 respectively indicate to the judge by the attorney, the prosecution does not recognize the crimes alleged. Xi Erna trial judge to determine the next court date July 27, and warned the defendant during this period can not have any contact with the victim the case.Defense lawyer asked the judge to appoint a psychologistDiyun Yaos lawyer Evan Judge Philip Fried request to appoint a psychologist to evaluate her mental situation. The judge accepted the request.Yang Yuhan attorney Rayford Fontaine also intends to apply to the court for her psychological evaluation. Fontaine told Xinhua News Agency reporters: “Under the current circumstances, it is clear that she is a follower of the case, not leading my opinion, shes still very young, not mature enough to be able to realize her behavior. which brings serious consequences. I will work with other lawyers to seek a reasonable explanation can maximize convince the prosecutor. “Another attorney said the case, the accused psychological assessment, on the one hand help determine time of the incident the defendants mental situation, on the other hand can confirm that the accused did not want to be violent, to reduce crime is after providing needed. According to Xinhua News AgencyThe defendant may not only face jail, but also because it is difficult to complete their studies, students facing visa was canceled, after serving in the United States repatriated results. Chinese criminal cases often accept US federal court trial attorney DENG HongStudents together “jealousy” exotic serious cases initiated?The female students as male “jealousy” caused by criminal felony case mean, and what happens? Counsel appearing on behalf of the defendant Zhang Xinlei Deng Hong also studying in the United States, a media reporter when he emphasized the safety aspects of student responsibility of parents, schools, education agents and host families in recent days. Today, an increasing number of Chinese students abroad, age getting low, more and more children going to school abroad and their parents, this is the case, what is at the warning?1 “The defendant is not really rich second generation”For the defendants family status, according to Deng Hong introduction, this case involves Chinese students between the ages of 14 to 20 years old. His four parties, and one minor, the other three were from Shanghai, Shenzhen and Tianjin.This case occurred in the end of March this year. For nearly three months, the Los Angeles Superior Court in Pomona preliminary rounds have been carried out, the parents of the accused have also arrived from China the United States. Deng Hong parents after contact with the parties found that their family “are typical of the middle class, (the defendant) is not really wealthy people.” “We can say that the parents of these children are hard to save money, thirteen-year-old child when to send them to the United States high school, in order to allow them to avoid competition and other national college entrance examination, a better environment and more opportunities . ” According to Xinhua News Agency2 love sleeping dogs lie into a “problem students”?Deng Hong believes that “the much-loved children at home, may feel after parents care enough to come out, they have been abandoned, psychological problems, or because their parents only care about on the test get a good university, the child was reluctant to talk to the parents of other issues , even if they are bullied, too glossy. Deng Hong equally to students 20 years ago came as the United States, as a lawyer for 18 years to deal with a large number of student-related criminal cases. He said that from his own experience of studying and handling cases of view, “the biggest experience is that the mind is not mature enough, not strong enough under pressure child, especially minors, parents sent abroad must be careful.”He suggested that parents send their children to study abroad before, must be fully familiar with the study in the local environment, can not easily send their children abroad after the hands-off. According to Xinhua News Agency3 Although difficult living abroad into the local communityStudents involved in studying the “Oxford School” mainly for China, South Korea and other countries enrollment, where most students are Chinese.Deng Hong introduction, from California to New York, the United States is similar to many schools for foreign students. Due to lower fees, more and more students these schools welcome. Here students learn While living abroad, but the learning and social circles still mostly Chinese people, difficult to integrate into the local community.With several students involved, for example, they are “in the United States has spent three or four years, but usually primarily speak Chinese, English communication difficulties persist, the court needs to be translated.” According to Xinhua News Agency4 Homestay “profit” of regulatory looseWhen it comes to choose a school, you have to mention education agents. Deng Hong said, part of the agency at the time of presentation to students and parents and school study destination, suspected “excessive packaging, false propaganda”. “Theyre for higher profits, looking for a low tuition, the school environment is poor, but to parents on how good this school”, whereby the premium.Returned Chinese Students compatriots abuse case sentenced sentenced to 6-13 years in prisonBEIJING, Feb. 18, according to the American Chinese news network quoted the Los Angeles Times, Southern California 3 Chinese students sadistic countrymen case on June 17 in Los Angeles Pomona Superior Court sentenced three people sentenced to 6 years to 13 years in prison .Kidnapping, beatings and torture of three Chinese students Diyun Yao students, and Yang Yuhan Zhang Xinlei, January 5 this year conclude a plea bargain agreement with prosecutors, the three were jailed for 13 years, 10 years and 6 years. While the prosecution dismissed three of the crime of torture (torture) allegations. After the revocation of the crime of torture, three counts of kidnapping (kidnapping), assault (assault), and cause serious personal injury (great bodily injury).Before sentencing the three, being held every day, according to prison two days calculations. After the formal sentence, only 75% have served the remainder of the sentence. Even so, the actual remaining term will dissatisfaction eight years, Yang Yuhan less than five years, Zhang Xinlei was more than three years. The judge stressed that the sentence has been served, the three will be deported, almost no possibility of return, the three expressed understanding.The two injured students and Liu Yiran has proposed to 12 students were involved in a civil action for damages, including late last year, but an arrest of another suspect land within the four defendants are all adults, according to the relevant laws, parents of adult defendant does not bear any liability, and the name of the four people did not have any property, plus they are also in prison, presumably less civil compensation. Several minor remaining defendants, the law provides children whose parents have to bear the maximum liability of $ 25,000.The case has attracted the attention of many Chinese people. Many Chinese parents will be sent to the United States high school kids, and parents still in China, the case makes people think “young students” groups.In court, Yang Yuhan lawyer read a statement against parents send their children to study in the US minor in a statement, “parents are from well-intentioned, but they should wake up. Celibacy children thousands of miles away and no one tubes, have too much freedom, which is the cause of the disaster. “also told the judge that life in the United States alone is one of the reasons she committed the crime, “too free and easy to get lost and lonely. I can not tell their parents because they are afraid they are worried.”In their statement, Sanming defendants have apologized to the victims. Prosecutor Casey Jarvis indicates that one of the victims and talked to Liu Yiran Liu Yiran she said she forgave a defendant. Jarvis said: “She is a happy man, even though she repeatedly injured, but she eventually forgave them.”The whole incident: jealousy caused cruel abuse caseDozen Chinese students in the United States, another Chinese girl clothes stripped and forced to eat sand, cut her hair and forced her to eat and so on. June 2015, the details of the kidnapping of Chinese students pile Los Angeles area through a public disclosure, cruel means of shock.The case originally involved 12 international students, Chinese students suspects as young as 18-year-old small illegal kidnapping, detention and torture with cruel means of two other female students, which led to two serious injuries. Victim Mai Jiayi (Jiayi Mai, transliteration), Liu Yiran (Yiran Liu, transliteration).According to Liu Yiran introduced the evening of 30, her elementary school classmate Lu Wanqing micro letter about her to the ice cream parlor Rowland Honeymee discuss things. Earlier she played from land, and their relationship has become rusty. To prevent accidents, about her friends to accompany her to drive to Lu Shenghua. Soon came a few small Chinese students, including Diyun Yao and Zhang Xinlei, Zhai Yang and Han came to call the defendant, they spent a half-hour restaurant. During this period, Liu Yiran was the other requirements of a group of people kneeling up to 20 minutes, but also let her pants grazing.But things did not end, on the contrary, this is the whole of abuse, kidnapping prelude. It is ironic that this sensational two countries, several students defendants could face life imprisonment major shaking, even between men and women because of jealousy caused.“God assists”: parents tried to bribeStudents from this alleged kidnapping case also came outside the case, six students were accused parents of a student on the day on suspicion of bribing a witness heard was arrested again staged Chinese parents trying to “spend money to settle” No, but shooting itself scandal foot.It is reported that USC abuse cases occur, there was involved in the classmates father traveled even flying bribery victims want the money to settle the matter privately, but was arrested, jailed, eat lawsuit.Emotional Impact of School Violenceby Janet Mulroney ClarkSchool violence can traumatize students for years.Related Articles What Are Some Protective Factors Against Dating Violence? Facts on Violence Prevention in School Solutions for Teen Violence The Emotional Toll of Bullying in Schools School Violence in High Schools Forms of Abuse While DatingIn 2011, the Center for Disease Control conducted a study on school violence, targeting students in grades 9-12. The federal agency found that in the year leading up to the study, 12 percent of students had been in a physical fight on school property, and 20 percent were bullied. In some cases, the emotional scars left on victims were more severe than the physical ones.Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderExperiencing incidences of school violence puts students at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition that can develop in people who experience extremely frightening events. Symptoms of PTSD include flashbacks, extreme anxiety and intrusive thoughts about