China ZTE executive quits amid sex assault allegations ZTE
An executive at Chinese tech giant ZTE
has resigned following reports that he is under investigation for sexual assault.
The company announced
that Bao Yuming, also known as Robert Y Bao, had stepped down from its board.
The firm, which makes telecoms equipment, said in a stock exchange filing
that it was “concerned” by the media reports.
Mr Bao, a lawyer, has not yet commented on the allegations.
He has also been dismissed from positions at an oil company and a university.
Dismissed from other posts
According to the Chinese newspaper Global Times, police in the city of Yantai, in Shandong province,
investigated a complaint against Mr Bao in April 2019 and concluded that his behaviour had not constituted a crime.
However, a fresh complaint was made against him in October and police have launched another investigation, the paper said.
In a filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on
Mr Bao has been at ZTE since mid-2018,
according to the Global Times. In its 2018 annual report, ZTE described Mr Bao as “one of the top 10 chief legal officers in the country”.
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ZTE lawyer Bao Yuming quits over child rape accusattions
Chinese telecommunications company ZTE on Friday
announced its independent non-executive director Bao Yuming had submitted his resignation amid his ongoing child rape investigation, China’s state daily Global Times reports.
Bao had held his post at ZTE since mid-2018 and received a salary of 250,000 yuan (US$35,525) in 2019.
Bao was also chief legal officer at Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co. in Yantai, eastern Shandong province.
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