Chinese court dismisses #MeToo appeal by woman who accused CCTV host of forcibly kissing her


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A Beijing court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by the plaintiff in a landmark sexual harassment case against one of the hosts of state broadcaster CCTV, in a decision that could serve as a blow to the country’s #MeToo movement. Zhu Jun, a prominent host on CCTV has been accused of forcibly groping and kissing the plaintiff, Zhou Xiaoxuan while she was an intern at the state broadcaster in 2014. Through a series of social media posts in 2018, Ms Zhou levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Mr Zhu. He has denied all the allegations. Last September a court...