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Sacked official admits grabbing girl on audio clip
Created: 2008-11-4 16:32:05
Author:Lydia Chen
AN official who was sacked yesterday for his attempt to molest a young girl in Shenzhen offered compensation of 15,000 yuan soon after the incident and told the girl’s father he should know he had “a lot of friends,” an online audio record revealed today.
The father of the 11-year-old girl surnamed Chen confirmed to Xinmin.com that the clip was authentic. It appeared on some BBS Websites.
Chen told the Shanghai-based Website that his friend recorded the conversation between him and Lin Jiaxiang, former Party secretary of the Shenzhen Maritime Affairs Bureau in Guangdong Province, with a mobile phone about 10pm on October 29.
The two sides were in a police station for questioning at that time after Lin grabbed the girl by the neck and tried to drag her into a men’s room at Xinmeiyuan Restaurant about 8:40pm that night.
Chen said he gave the audio clip to police but had no idea how it appeared online.
A woman, who was identified as Lin’s teacher, was with Lin at the restaurant when the incident occurred. Her voice is also on the audio clip.
Lin, 58, admitted in the clip that he grabbed the girl by the throat after he asked her to guide him to the men’s room in the restaurant lobby and was willing to take responsibility for that.
“Please, I’m begging you. I’ll pay for that. How about 15,000 yuan (US$2,193)?” Lin said in the clip.
“What should I do if I step down (because of this)?” Lin said. “You give me a deal,” he told Chen.
He also suggested in the audio that he would regard the girl as his god daughter.
“We both would be responsible for her future life,” Lin told Chen. “We’ll choose a time to have a meal together.”
After Chen said he would call police to investigate the incident first, Lin responded that the man was trying to slash him.
“Honestly, I’m telling you I have a lot of friends in this line,” Lin said, without referring to what he meant by “this line.”
“Do you know how I made my way from Shandong to Hainan and then to Shenzhen?” Lin asked the father.
Lin, a Shandong native, was transferred to Shenzhen this July from Hainan Province.
“I’m not a hideous person. I’m almost 60 and will soon be retired,” Lin said.
“How could I face the accusation that I molested a young girl after a meal at a restaurant? Please think about that,” he continued.
Lin was sacked by the Ministry of Transport late yesterday as his words and acts were “out of control” and had an “extremely negative” impact on society, the Party Committee of the ministry announced.
Lin was seen in a restaurant surveillance video recording shouting at the girl’s family that he was sent by the Ministry of Transport and was an official “at the same level as the city mayor.”
Chen told Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily that he was both sad and happy after hearing that Lin was fired.
He was happy because the high-ranking official was fired, however he was also sad because his daughter is still shaken due to the incident.
The girl was escorted by police back to the restaurant as part of their investigation yesterday afternoon. Chen told the newspaper that he “regretted” agreeing to the police request.
The girl was said to have responded “abnormally” during the investigation at the restaurant and lost control of her emotions when she returned home.
She yelled hysterically and wouldn’t listen to her parents, the newspaper said. Her parents called the police, who arranged for a psychologist to see her.
The girl has refused to go to school since the incident unless her mother sits beside her during class. She also told her parents that she would never dine at a restaurant again, according to the report.
Chen was cited as saying he hoped Lin would be punished legally after the police conclude their investigation.
The father of the 11-year-old girl surnamed Chen confirmed to Xinmin.com that the clip was authentic. It appeared on some BBS Websites.
Chen told the Shanghai-based Website that his friend recorded the conversation between him and Lin Jiaxiang, former Party secretary of the Shenzhen Maritime Affairs Bureau in Guangdong Province, with a mobile phone about 10pm on October 29.
The two sides were in a police station for questioning at that time after Lin grabbed the girl by the neck and tried to drag her into a men’s room at Xinmeiyuan Restaurant about 8:40pm that night.
Chen said he gave the audio clip to police but had no idea how it appeared online.
A woman, who was identified as Lin’s teacher, was with Lin at the restaurant when the incident occurred. Her voice is also on the audio clip.
Lin, 58, admitted in the clip that he grabbed the girl by the throat after he asked her to guide him to the men’s room in the restaurant lobby and was willing to take responsibility for that.
“Please, I’m begging you. I’ll pay for that. How about 15,000 yuan (US$2,193)?” Lin said in the clip.
“What should I do if I step down (because of this)?” Lin said. “You give me a deal,” he told Chen.
He also suggested in the audio that he would regard the girl as his god daughter.
“We both would be responsible for her future life,” Lin told Chen. “We’ll choose a time to have a meal together.”
After Chen said he would call police to investigate the incident first, Lin responded that the man was trying to slash him.
“Honestly, I’m telling you I have a lot of friends in this line,” Lin said, without referring to what he meant by “this line.”
“Do you know how I made my way from Shandong to Hainan and then to Shenzhen?” Lin asked the father.
Lin, a Shandong native, was transferred to Shenzhen this July from Hainan Province.
“I’m not a hideous person. I’m almost 60 and will soon be retired,” Lin said.
“How could I face the accusation that I molested a young girl after a meal at a restaurant? Please think about that,” he continued.
Lin was sacked by the Ministry of Transport late yesterday as his words and acts were “out of control” and had an “extremely negative” impact on society, the Party Committee of the ministry announced.
Lin was seen in a restaurant surveillance video recording shouting at the girl’s family that he was sent by the Ministry of Transport and was an official “at the same level as the city mayor.”
Chen told Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily that he was both sad and happy after hearing that Lin was fired.
He was happy because the high-ranking official was fired, however he was also sad because his daughter is still shaken due to the incident.
The girl was escorted by police back to the restaurant as part of their investigation yesterday afternoon. Chen told the newspaper that he “regretted” agreeing to the police request.
The girl was said to have responded “abnormally” during the investigation at the restaurant and lost control of her emotions when she returned home.
She yelled hysterically and wouldn’t listen to her parents, the newspaper said. Her parents called the police, who arranged for a psychologist to see her.
The girl has refused to go to school since the incident unless her mother sits beside her during class. She also told her parents that she would never dine at a restaurant again, according to the report.
Chen was cited as saying he hoped Lin would be punished legally after the police conclude their investigation.
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