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on august 31, at the ancient city night market in xiangyang city, hubei province, a man was suspected of molesting a girl in public, sparking public outrage.

on september 1, a reporter from the huashang daily dafeng news learned from the gucheng police station of the xiangcheng public security bureau that the police had opened a case for investigation.

>>>on-site video exposure

a man in a flowered shirt was caught groping a girl

"he wanted to run, but was surrounded by the crowd." on september 1, a reporter from the huashang daily dafeng news contacted an eyewitness. the incident took place at a night market in the middle section of north street in xiangcheng district, xiangyang city.

a live video showed a man in a floral shirt carrying a bag walking past a girl in a short skirt and suspected of groping her, causing the girl to become alert.

a man with a bag was suspected of groping a girl in a short skirt when he walked behind her

there is also a video from the scene showing that several girls stopped the man and said, "you touched my butt, there is a video, don't leave!"

many onlookers at the scene filmed the incident with their mobile phones and did not allow the man to leave. a woman next to the man said disdainfully: "you are such a jerk. how can he be afraid of you?"

>>> eyewitnesses speak out

"the girl accused the old man of molestation and he said he was not afraid even if the police came."

eyewitnesses at the scene told reporters that the incident happened around 9 p.m. on august 31 and the woman and the man were together.

"i saw at the scene that they surrounded the old man. the girls accused him of molesting them and touching their buttocks. the old man denied it and wanted to wait for the police to come and handle it."

"he touched several people. there is also a video of the scene. a girl complained loudly, but he said, 'even if the police come, i am not afraid of you.' he couldn't run away. someone at the scene called the police. soon four or five police officers came and took the old man away."

the man suspected of groping was stopped by the crowd

>>>has a strong sense of justice

enthusiastic people surrounded him and wouldn't let him leave. the police responded promptly.

the eyewitness said: "he was wearing a flowered shirt and looked to be in his 50s or 60s. he didn't look like a local from xiangyang. i am an eyewitness and can only say what i saw."

the witness thought that he had a strong sense of justice. "first, the enthusiastic people surrounded him and wouldn't let him go. this is the most important thing. second, the girl dared to speak up. in addition, the police were called and responded promptly."

the eyewitness said: "he was detained by the police station. you can ask our xiangyang xiangcheng district gucheng police station. their police know best because he was taken away by the police in the end. it depends on how the police handle it."

>>> response from the local police station

"a case has been filed for investigation and an official notification will be made later"

on the morning of september 1, the reporter contacted the gucheng police station of xiangcheng district, xiangyang public security bureau, and the police officer in charge of the case confirmed that the case had indeed occurred.

"we dispatched police to handle the case yesterday and have opened a case for investigation. we will have follow-up measures, but the specific punishment is not convenient to disclose."

the police officer in charge of the case said: "please contact the political work department of our branch. the follow-up processing will be based on our official announcement."

huashang daily news reporter li hua, editor dong lin