Child-molesting pop singer arrested again

A well-known pop singer who was on the wanted list has been arrested in north China for child molestation -- years after he finished serving a three-year sentence on the same charge.

Hong Dou, whose real name is Wang Liyong, was nabbed by police on Tuesday in a hotel in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Two boys who stayed with him were also taken away for questioning, Xinhua reported today.

The singer was put on the wanted list in November 2009 by police in Hebei Province. Recently, Baotou police received a tip-off that he would come to the city to prepare the concert of a Hong Kong singer, so a trap was laid for him.

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