The Borneo Post (Sabah)

Director Guo accused of molest

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BEIJING: Pint-sized writerdire­ctor Guo Jingming, 34, has been accused of sexual molestatio­n.

Guo, who stands at only 1.47 metres, is best known for penning novels which were adapted for four instalment­s of the Tiny Times movie.

The accuser is fellow writer Li Feng, who is signed with Guo’s production company.

In his latest Weibo post, Li wrote about a book-signing event in Chengdu.

Originally, he had shared a room with a staff member. But Guo said that he didn’t want to stay alone and invited Li to share a room with him.

Added Li: “There were groundless talks about his sexual orientatio­n on the internet at that time, and since he had never

There was an impressive-looking man in the company who had a girlfriend and a happy life. However, after the same kind of incident, the man had to quit his job. I feel sorry for him. Li Feng, writer

admitted it, I was not sure about it.

“There were two beds in the room, and we each had one. On the night of that day, he came to my bed and put his hand on my body. I grabbed his wrist, and he smiled awkwardly and went back to his bed.”

Li went on to narrate that on the second day, Guo requested for oral sex.

Added Li: “He even asked me to have oral sex with him, and that was extremely disgusting. Then I refused to share a room with him.”

But the harassment did not stop. Said Li: “I consulted a lawyer who said that homosexual sex crimes are still virgin ground in China’s current laws, and evidence for such crimes are difficult to obtain.”

Li also accused Guo of sexually assaulting male writers employed by his company.

Giving an example, he said: “There was an impressive­looking man in the company who had a girlfriend and a happy life. However, after the same kind of incident, the man had to quit his job. I feel sorry for him.”

Previously, Guo had been accused of plagiarism.

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Guo has been accused of molesting a number of employees.

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