Chinese court values woman’s virginity at $5,000

A Chinese woman who sued a man for “violating her right to virginity” after he wooed her with false promises has been awarded nearly $5,000 by a court, reports said Wednesday, September 17. The two were dating but after the woman, surnamed Chen, found out her boyfriend was already married she sued him for swindling her out of her virginity, accusing him of pretending to be single and pledging to make her his wife, Shanghai media said. The two met online in 2009. But after the man suddenly broke off contact, Chen burst into his home and found him with his wife. She sued him for violating her rights to virginity and health. The man denies having sex with the woman.

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