Video | Caught red-handed: Shanghai party cadre fired after being filmed groping woman on train
Man identified as a state-run firm's deputy official arrested after victim comes forward
A Shanghai party official has been kicked out of the Communist Party and sacked from his job after a video of him sexually harassing a woman on the subway surfaced online.
In the video the official, sitting by the train doors, notices a woman standing close by. After glancing at her shorts several times, he reaches out and touches the top of her thigh, causing the woman to turn around and then recoil towards the door.
The passenger then quickly turns his attention back to his phone as if nothing has happened.
Wang Qikang, identified as the offender, told police in Shanghai that he had accidentally touched the girl’s leg while he was falling asleep on the train - despite the fact his eyes are clearly open throughout the incident.
His explanation infuriated internet users, who sent the viral video, eastday.com reported.
Wang “has been expelled from Communist Party” and Shanghai Jinjiang International Corporation “decided to terminate his contract”, the company said in a statement.