The Beijing court has made a decision on the sexual harassment case on the Beijing court.And rejected the plaintiff Zhou Xiaoxuan's claim.Analysts believe that although the plaintiff loses the lawsuit, the iconic cases in the "#Metoo" movement still have a positive impact on Chinese civil society.
After 10 hours of trial the day before yesterday, the Beijing Haidian Court made a judgment on the case.The official Weibo account of the court issued a notice the night before that the plaintiff and the defendant conducted a certificate of proof in accordance with the law during the trial, and a full court debate was performed around the focus of the dispute.
The court tried that "the evidence submitted by the plaintiff Zhou Moumou was not enough to prove that Zhu's claim on his sexual harassment, so the first trial decided to reject the plaintiff Zhou Moumou's lawsuit."
Zhou Xiaoxuan, who named "Xianzi" in July 2018, posted a text in WeChat friends in July 2018 that in 2014, she was sexually harassed by Zhu Jun during CCTV internship.The article was forwarded by Xu Chao, who was named her friend and the net name "Mai Zingmai" to Weibo. Although the post was blocked after a few hours, the incident still set off a stir in Chinese public opinion.
Zhu Jun then denied the allegations and sued Zhou Xiaoxuan and Xu Chao to damage his reputation.Zhou Xiaoxuan officially sued Zhu Jun in October 2018.
The court tried the case the day before yesterday.The video circulating on the Internet shows that 28 -year -old Zhou Xiaoxuan said outside the court that the judge rejected her application for some evidence, including CCTV's surveillance videos, including CCTV's surveillance videos.
The Chinese media reported a low -key report yesterday. Only a few media reported the court's pronounced judgment.The report did not mention the process of the case, and the "Zhu Mou" and "Zhou Moumou" in the court notified referred to the parties, and did not mention the names of Zhu Jun and Zhou Xiaoxuan directly.
The online public opinion response presents bipolarization
The response to the ruling of the Internet public opinion presents polarization; netizens who sympathize with Zhou Xiaoxuan believe that such cases are difficult to obtain evidence, "Insufficient evidence does not mean Zhu Jun's innocence. "Oppose to feminist athletes, he was inconsistent for Zhu Junming and believed that he was accused. Although he won the lawsuit, he paid a reputation price, "the biggest loser."There are also public opinion that there are overseas forces behind the feminist movement.
When Zhou Xiaoxuan accused Zhu Jun in 2018, the anti -sexual assault campaign from the West landed in China.Public welfare organization sponsor, senior media person, public intellectuals, etc.
Awareness of raising sexual harassment
Zhu Jun's case is regarded as an iconic case of the "#Metoo" movement in China.At that time, some analysts believed that such cases were quite rare during the formal enrollment of the court in China. The results of the interrogation will directly affect the future of the "#Metoo" movement in China.
Tan Gangqiang, director of the Chongqing Concord Psychological Consulting Firm, pointed out in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that this case will further remind women to strengthen their awareness of self -protection, especially when encountering sexual harassment or sexual assault, report the case as soon as possibleAnd collect, retain and solidify evidence.
Chinese feminist Lu Po, who is currently living in New York, pointed out to the United States Cable Television News Network that the case has triggered public discussion in the past three years, and significantly improves the social understanding of sexual harassment.
She said: "She (Zhou Xiaoxuan) has no victory, but the significance and impact of this process on civil society is huge, and it will not disappear because of the ruling."
