He sought 100 virgins
Executed China official raped 36 schoolgirls in belief that it would end spate of bad luck
Last Thursday, Wu (centre) was put to death by lethal injection in the city of Nanyang, in Henan, after the Supreme People's Court rejected his appeal against the rape conviction in 2007.
HE WAS specific about the kind of girls he wanted. They had to be between the ages of 14 and 18, pretty, as well as gentle and quiet in manner. Most importantly, they had to be virgins. And Wu Tianxi was determined to bed 100 of them.
The former member of China's national legislature and once wealthy entrepreneur from Henan province was desperate to end his spate of bad luck, which he blamed for his business failures.
A fengshui master he consulted told him that sleeping with virgins would break the cycle of misfortune, according to a report in The Beijing News.
So between 2005 and 2007, Wu acted on the advice. In under two years, he raped as many as 36 schoolgirls. Of the victims, six were under the age of 14, and the youngest was only 12 years old.
Last Thursday, he was put to death by lethal injection in the city of Nanyang, in Henan, after the Supreme People's Court rejected his appeal against the rape conviction in 2007. His execution came amid a crackdown by China on officials who abuse their power.
In the past week, the Chinese government had fired the head of its nuclear power programme for alleged corruption and carried out a big round-up of gang leaders and members of local legislative bodies in Chongqing in a sweeping campaign against organised vice.
According to Chinese media reports, Wu's associates staked out schools in his hometown, Jia Song town, to find virgin girls for him and abducted unsuspecting victims.
The 63-year-old raped them in his offices or in hotels. At least one associate was always on hand to restrain the girls when they struggled or fought back.
While Wu will be remembered as one of Jia Song town's most ignominious villains, there was a time when he was a household name for different reasons. It was in 1988, when he set up a meat processing and freezing plant, that he struck gold. He became the richest man in town and single- handedly boosted the town's economy.
The entrepreneur set up the town's first sundry goods wholesale and distribution markets. His meat processing and freezing company employed 10,000 locals and had an annual sales volume of 100 million yuan at its peak.
Executed China official raped 36 schoolgirls in belief that it would end spate of bad luck
Last Thursday, Wu (centre) was put to death by lethal injection in the city of Nanyang, in Henan, after the Supreme People's Court rejected his appeal against the rape conviction in 2007.
HE WAS specific about the kind of girls he wanted. They had to be between the ages of 14 and 18, pretty, as well as gentle and quiet in manner. Most importantly, they had to be virgins. And Wu Tianxi was determined to bed 100 of them.
The former member of China's national legislature and once wealthy entrepreneur from Henan province was desperate to end his spate of bad luck, which he blamed for his business failures.
A fengshui master he consulted told him that sleeping with virgins would break the cycle of misfortune, according to a report in The Beijing News.
So between 2005 and 2007, Wu acted on the advice. In under two years, he raped as many as 36 schoolgirls. Of the victims, six were under the age of 14, and the youngest was only 12 years old.
Last Thursday, he was put to death by lethal injection in the city of Nanyang, in Henan, after the Supreme People's Court rejected his appeal against the rape conviction in 2007. His execution came amid a crackdown by China on officials who abuse their power.
In the past week, the Chinese government had fired the head of its nuclear power programme for alleged corruption and carried out a big round-up of gang leaders and members of local legislative bodies in Chongqing in a sweeping campaign against organised vice.
According to Chinese media reports, Wu's associates staked out schools in his hometown, Jia Song town, to find virgin girls for him and abducted unsuspecting victims.
The 63-year-old raped them in his offices or in hotels. At least one associate was always on hand to restrain the girls when they struggled or fought back.
While Wu will be remembered as one of Jia Song town's most ignominious villains, there was a time when he was a household name for different reasons. It was in 1988, when he set up a meat processing and freezing plant, that he struck gold. He became the richest man in town and single- handedly boosted the town's economy.
The entrepreneur set up the town's first sundry goods wholesale and distribution markets. His meat processing and freezing company employed 10,000 locals and had an annual sales volume of 100 million yuan at its peak.
