经最高人民法院核准，23日湖北省孝感市中级人民法院、山东省潍坊市中级人民法院、河南省安阳市中级人民法院分别对强奸未成年人的罪犯倪笃群、王小山、孙保昌依法执行死刑。

Three men convicted of raping minors were executed on Tuesday after China's top court approved their death sentences.

The three rapists were Ni Duqun, Wang Xiaoshan and Sun Baochang, and their death penalties were executed by courts in the provinces of Hubei, Shandong and Henan, respectively, according to a statement released by the Supreme People's Court.

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罪犯倪笃群系湖北某公司法定代表人。

2017年1月至2019年8月间，倪笃群隐瞒真实身份，通过QQ聊天等方式选择小学或初中女生为犯罪对象，假借恋爱之名，采取胁迫、哄骗、利诱等手段，先后强奸幼女6人、未成年少女1人，其中长期、多次强奸4人，造成2人怀孕流产。

倪笃群还对未成年被害人进行精神控制，教唆、诱骗被害人寻找十岁左右的留守女童供其强奸。

第一、二审人民法院以强奸罪判处倪笃群死刑，最高人民法院依法予以核准。

In the case in Hubei, Ni, who ran a company in the province, was found to have raped seven girls, including six under the age of 14, by luring them to meet him through QQ, an instant messaging app, from January 2017 to August 2019.

Of the victims, four were raped multiple times, and two became pregnant and miscarried.

Ni was discovered to have mentally controlled these victims and instigated them to seek other girls around 10 years old for him to rape.

罪犯王小山系山东省安丘市劳务人员。

2017年下半年至2019年1月间，王小山通过QQ聊天等方式，选择小学或初中女生为犯罪对象，骗取被害人信任后，胁迫、哄骗、引诱被害人发送裸体照片、视频供其观看，实施“隔空猥亵”，后根据被害人性格、反抗程度，选择部分被害人以公开裸体照片、视频相威胁，带至宾馆等处，伙同同案犯轮奸，或单独实施强奸，共强奸幼女3人、未成年少女2人，猥亵幼女9人，强制猥亵未成年少女4人。

此外还聚众进行淫乱活动。

第一、二审人民法院以强奸罪判处王小山死刑，最高人民法院依法予以核准。

In the case in Shandong, Wang was found to have raped five girls, including three under the age of 14, molested 14 others and assembled a crowd to engage in promiscuous activities, from late 2017 to January 2019.

Wang first asked the girls to send him naked photos and videos through QQ, and then told them that he would disclose the pictures if they refused to go out with him. He took the victims to hotels and raped them.

罪犯孙保昌系河南省鹤壁市无业人员。

2017年10月至2018年8月间，孙保昌隐瞒真实身份，通过QQ聊天等方式，选择小学女生为犯罪对象，胁迫、引诱被害人发送裸体照片、视频供其观看，后以公开照片、视频等相要挟，将被害人约出见面实施强奸，对强奸过程拍摄视频，再以公开所拍视频胁迫被害人继续发生性关系，共强奸幼女4人、猥亵幼女3人。

孙保昌曾因强奸幼女被判刑，刑满释放后不满一年又强奸幼女，系累犯，主观恶性深，人身危险性大，依法应当从重处罚。

第一、二审人民法院以强奸罪判处孙保昌死刑，最高人民法院依法予以核准。

Sun, the convict in Henan, committed similar acts from October 2017 to August 2018.

In addition to luring girls and asking them to send naked pictures online, Sun was also found to film the rapes and use the content to threaten the victims to continue to have sex with him.

Before these cases, Sun had a previous rape conviction.

最高人民法院刑一庭负责人指出，未成年人是国家的未来、民族的希望，应当特殊、优先保护。人民法院历来高度重视未成年人权益保护，对侵害未成年人权益的各类犯罪依法严厉打击，对严重损害未成年人身心健康、严重挑战法律和伦理道德底线的性侵犯罪，始终坚持依法从严惩处，对犯罪情节特别恶劣、罪行极其严重的极少数犯罪分子，坚决依法判处死刑，绝不手软。

在上述三案中，犯罪分子均是通过网络聊天的手段，专门挑选小学或初中女生作为侵害对象。

倪笃群通过QQ聊天等方式，假借恋爱之名，行残害之实，不仅实施强奸，还反复“洗脑”进行精神控制，扭曲未成年人“三观”；

王小山、孙保昌先在线上实施“隔空猥亵”，再挑选被害人在线下实施强奸，使被害人身心受到巨大摧残，犯罪性质极其恶劣，社会危害性极大，罪行极其严重。

The top court summarized the cases of the three men, underlining that Chinese courts prioritize the protection of children, with harsher punishments handed out to those that harm the legitimate rights and interests of juveniles.

It revealed that the convicts tricked their victims through the internet, and then took them, most from primary and middle schools, as targets for rape.

The top court said that the three rapists had seriously harmed the victims' physical and mental health, adding that their behaviors have had a great negative effect on society.

"Chinese courts never tolerate people damaging children's legitimate rights and interests, and for those who should be sentenced to death for extremely serious acts in line with the law, we'll give the capital penalty without hesitation," it added.

对三名罪犯依法判处死刑，既彰显了人民法院对性侵未成年人犯罪坚决依法严惩的鲜明立场，也提醒广大未成年人提高自我保护意识，提醒家长、学校和社会重视对未成年人的法治教育、性教育和使用网络行为的引导和监督，保护未成年人免受网络违法犯罪行为的侵害。

同时，推动加强网络治理与监管，使网络平台和监管部门切实承担社会责任，履行网络治理主体责任和监管职责，有效防范对未成年人的不良影响和预防各类侵害未成年人的涉网络犯罪，共同为未成年人营造清朗、安全的良好环境，让每一个孩子都能在幸福安宁的阳光下健康成长。

The execution of the three rapists demonstrated the country's judicial determination and effort to protect children, it said, and called for juveniles to enhance their awareness of self-protection.

Teachers, parents and cyberspace departments should strengthen supervision of the internet behaviors of juveniles, providing them with a safer online environment, it suggested.