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A Sexual Predator Walked Free As Arbitrary Application Of The Law Failed Everyone In Vietnam

A perpetrator in a sexual assault case was caught on tape in Hanoi where he forcefully came onto a woman in an elevator of a building and kissed her on the lips.

The news coincided with what would have been about one year after the #MeToo movement first marked its impact in Vietnam. Last year, an intern at Tuoi Tre newspaper went public about her sexual harassment allegations against her boss in April 2018.

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Quynh-Vi Tran

She’s the managing editor of The Vietnamese Magazine. With a background in law and journalism, she covers criminal justice, freedom of expression, and human rights in general.

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