Man held for sexually harassing schoolgirls
A man has been detained for allegedly sexually harassing schoolgirls, Shanghai police have said.
Police at Xinguang Police Station in Minhang District started an investigation after a parent reported the case to them on Monday evening.
In a video shot by the parent, the suspect was seen touching schoolgirls while distributing leaflets outside a school.
The suspect, surnamed Mao, was caught later on Monday in his rented apartment and has allegedly owned up.
Mao, who's from out of town, works as a tutor for schoolchildren in this apartment and was distributing ads for his tutoring business at the time, police said.
Meanwhile, a man has been detained in downtown Jing'an District for allegedly molesting a woman while she was asleep in a car parked outside a bar on Taizhou Road, police said.
District police received a report from the woman about 1:30am last Sunday.
The woman claimed she fell asleep in the car after drinking in a restaurant. The suspect was driving the car at the time.
A man, surnamed Gu, surrendered to police later on Sunday and has owned up, police said.