Why did the rape case of five people, including Li Moumou, cause widespread concern?

The rape case of five people, including Li Moumou, is widely concerned because the principal offender Li Tianyi is the child of singers Meng Ge and Li Shuangjiang. The problems brought about by this case, such as juvenile criminal punishment and privacy protection, lawyer's professional ethics and client's interests, prevention of improper and excessive public opinion interference in judicial trial, encouragement of public opinion supervision and prevention of public opinion trial, are worthy of in-depth discussion by academic circles and all walks of life.

Brief introduction of the case

On February 9, 20 13, Beijing police received a report. On the evening of February 17, Anonymous was taken to a hotel for gang rape after drinking with Li Moumou and others in a bar in Haidian District. 20 13 On February 20th, Li Moumou and others were detained in criminal detention. In the first trial of Haidian District People's Court in Beijing, Li Moumou denied having sex with the victim in court, and his lawyer also insisted on innocence. 20 13 On September 26th, Haidian District People's Court sentenced Li to 10 years' imprisonment for rape. Li Moumou and his legal representative and co-defendant Wang appealed. 165438+1On October 27th, Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court made a final judgment, dismissed the appeal and upheld the original judgment. On October 20th, 2065438+200465438+/kloc-0, lawyer Zhou of Li Moumou and other accomplices in the rape case was "publicly condemned" by the Beijing Lawyers Association for allegedly violating the lawyer's practice norms and improperly disclosing the case.