Child rape suspect faces prosecution

A child rape suspect will face prosecution in Henan province more than 20 years after the crime, according to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate. The suspect, surnamed Liu, was suspected of raping and suffocating an eight-year-old girl, surnamed Guo, on Nov 26, 1996, in an abandoned cave in a rural area of Xinmi city in Henan, the SPP said Friday. The prosecution was approved due to Liu’s alleged evil conduct and the severe consequences, despite surpassing the 20-year prosecution limit.