Woman with Only 1 Husband Guilty of Polygamy

Woman with Only 1 Husband Guilty of Polygamy
Apr 5, 2007 11:53
LIONPOWER Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2006 Status: offline	Woman with Only 1 Husband Guilty of Polygamy A 30-year-old woman from Hubei Province was sentenced to 18 months in jail for polygamy even though she never legally married her second "husband." The woman, identified in the Hongkou District People's Court only by the surname An, was given a reprieve, however, meaning if she doesn't break the law for several years she won't have to serve the prison term. Her lover Xia Yang, who was also married, was given a similar sentence previously by a separate court.

Apr 5, 2007 11:53

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Woman with Only 1 Husband Guilty of Polygamy

A 30-year-old woman from Hubei Province was sentenced to 18 months in jail for polygamy even though she never legally married her second "husband."

The woman, identified in the Hongkou District People's Court only by the surname An, was given a reprieve, however, meaning if she doesn't break the law for several years she won't have to serve the prison term. Her lover Xia Yang, who was also married, was given a similar sentence previously by a separate court.

Apr 5, 2007 11:55

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An came to the city in 2001 and found a job in a restaurant that Xia often ate in. They quickly became friends and by 2002 she was living with the man. Both of them are married and had their own children living outside the city.

An told the court Xia seldom went back to his home with his first wife since 2000. During the period she lived with Xia, Xia's wife came to look for him several times. But Xia never agreed to go back until early 2004, after his business had hit a slump and An had his baby. Xia took An back home to live with his first wife in January 2004. One month later, An divorced her husband in Hubei.

Apr 5, 2007 11:56	#2
LIONPOWER Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2006 Status: Offline	Xia often fought with his wife and she finally had him charged with polygamy in September 2005, even though he had never married An. According to China's criminal law, married people who leave home to live with their lovers are considered to have committed bigamy.

Apr 5, 2007 11:58	#3
LIONPOWER Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2006 Status: Offline	My question is:- Whats crime of - 'An'

Apr 5, 2007 15:33	#4
APAULT Points: Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Status: Offline	Could An's crime be 'Falling in Love' ?

Apr 5, 2007 19:53	#5
SERENA07 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Maybe because she started to live with her lover Xia before she divorced her husband in Hubei?

Apr 5, 2007 20:00	#6
MAY001 Points: Join Date: Sep 28, 2005 Status: Offline	Very clear, bigamy. I could not bear this kind of people, even they think they are in the name of LOVE.

Apr 5, 2007 20:17	#7
BETHANYBETHANY Points: Join Date: Aug 9, 2006 Status: Offline	Yes, bigamy. In China, it's legally and morally wrong to live with another person before he/she divorce his/her spouse. According to the law, if a man and a woman live together for a certain long peroid (two years maybe), they are legally a couple. An and Xia even have a baby, so they are a couple. An and his husband have the marriage certificate, they are also a couple. So bigamy!

Apr 5, 2007 21:51	#8
LIONPOWER Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2006 Status: Offline	Hey Young Generation in China- See this law and think about your work what you are doing?

Apr 6, 2007 18:30	#9
APAULT Points: Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Status: Offline	That's a nice clear explanation Bethany :)

Apr 6, 2007 18:32	#10
APAULT Points: Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Status: Offline	Ok then, so how about the same law is applied to all the married men that visit prostitutes? That would be a BIG number, I think.

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