According to information released by the judicial department, Li Tianyi was born in April 1996. He studied at Zhongguancun No. 3 Primary School in Haidian District, Beijing, the Middle School Affiliated to Renmin University, and Shattuck St. Mary School in the United States. [On September 19, 2012, Li Tianyi was released from the labor camp. On February 22, 2013, Li Tianyi was He was detained on suspicion of gang rape and later transferred to a juvenile detention center because the information showed that he was underage. On September 26, 2013, the case was heard. The Beijing Haidian District Court made a first-instance verdict and sentenced Li Tianyi to 10 years in prison for rape. On October 9, 2013, Li Tianyi’s main defender, lawyer Chen Shu, stated that he had appealed. On the morning of October 10, 2013, the Haidian Court did not confirm whether it had received Li Tianyi’s appeal. An Intermediate People's Court confirmed to the public through its official Weibo account that it had officially accepted the appeal of the rape case involving Li Tianyi and five others. [3]
In response to public concerns, in October 2013, the Haidian Court took charge of minors. The person in charge of the case publicly responded to the issue of "Li Tianyi's age falsification" and confirmed that the court determined that Li Tianyi was a minor. [4]