The Supreme People's Court issues typical cases to strengthen the comprehensive judicial protection of minors
2025-05-23
Today, the Supreme People's Court released 5 typical cases to strengthen the comprehensive judicial protection of minors. It is reported that in order to comprehensively protect the legitimate rights and interests of minors, the people's courts have strengthened the construction of specialized trials, enhanced systematic thinking, emphasized the inherent correlation between cases involving minors, and promoted the synergy and efficiency of criminal, civil, and administrative trial functions. In Case 1 released this time, a trial team composed of judges familiar with juvenile trials worked together to promote related cases such as criminal punishment, exercise of visitation rights, and enforcement of child support. Through collaborative efforts to carry out multiple trial extension work, the legitimate rights and interests of minors were effectively safeguarded. In addition, the people's courts insist on deepening the comprehensive trial reform of criminal, civil, and administrative cases involving minors, promoting the transformation of post event relief and protection to in-process and pre event prevention and control, and avoiding secondary harm to minors. The reporter noticed that Case 3 released this time is a case of a guardian molesting a ward. In this case, Xiaoli was raised by her mother Qian after her parents divorced. In 2017, Qian remarried Wang, and Xiaoli lived with her mother Qian and stepfather Wang. In December 2020, Wang took advantage of Qian's absence and sexually assaulted Xiaoli (who was 13 years old at the time) twice at home. In June 2021, Wang sexually assaulted a 14-year-old classmate who came to find Xiaoli at home and was arrested by the public security organs the next day. During the trial of the criminal case, Xiaoli expressed her desire to live with her biological father Li. In March 2022, after the criminal verdict came into effect, the judge communicated with Xiao Li's biological father regarding the issue of guardianship qualifications. Later, Xiaoli's biological father, Li, filed a lawsuit requesting the revocation of Wang's guardianship over Xiaoli. The people's court applies the green channel fast trial and fast judgment for minors. The People's Court believes that Wang, as the stepfather, disregarded the law and engaged in indecent behavior towards his ward Xiaoli and her classmates. His behavior constitutes the crimes of child molestation and forced molestation, and constitutes infringement on minors who have a common family life relationship. Therefore, a criminal judgment is made in accordance with the law, and the defendant Wang is punished for both crimes. Wang's behavior seriously damaged the physical and mental health of minors. Based on the investigation of the facts in the criminal case, the people's court respected the wishes of the victim and made a civil judgment to revoke Wang's guardianship status. At the same time, in order to effectively protect the healthy growth of minors, the People's Court has decided to provide judicial assistance to Xiaoli, and together with institutions such as civil affairs, women's federations, and family education guidance centers, will jointly develop a long-term psychological counseling and assistance plan to help Xiaoli return to normal learning and life. According to the Supreme People's Court, sexual assault crimes that occur within families have characteristics such as concealment, sustained behavior, and complex infringement of rights. In order to maximize the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of minors, the court hearing this case explores a comprehensive protection mechanism of "punishment+protection+repair" throughout the entire chain. On the basis of severely punishing crimes in accordance with the law, based on the wishes of minors, it promotes the proper guardianship of minors and blocks the subsequent risks they face. (New Society)
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Source:people.cn
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