China Execution of Child Rapist Stirs Debate

China executed a school teacher last week after he was found guilty of sexually abusing 26 children between the ages of four and 11 over a short period of two years. The execution follows the death sentencing of two other teachers in April for similar offenses.  But whether or not the stiff sentences are a sign authorities are getting tougher on offenses against minors is unclear, said Edward Ko-ling Chan, associate professor at the University of Hong Kong and author of a recent...

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