he main perpetrator of an attack on a group of women in China was jailed for 24 years.
Chen Jizhi, was sentenced Friday after a video was released in which he and a group of other men assaulted women at a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan, a city in Hebei east of Beijingin June.
In the viral video, Chen had started the attack on a woman after she rejected his advances and pushed his hand away.
Then he put his hands on her and pulled her out of her chair. He was quickly joined by members of his crew when the woman’s friends tried to stop his attack.
The incident was captured on video from surveillance cameras at the restaurant.
After the attack, two of the women spent time in intensive care, while the video sparked a debate about women’s safety in China.
Initially, police arrested nine people, seven men and two women, for the attack on the group.
Chen was also fined 320,000 yuan (£40,000) in addition to his 24-year prison term.
The investigation into the public attack has evolved into a larger investigation into criminal activity and corruption.
Prosecutors later said they were charging 27 other people for crimes uncovered during the investigation.