Nine officials have their sentences read out, courtesy of Baidu Images.

After a deputy traffic police chief in Dongguan’s Humen was sentenced to 18 years in prison for rape, accepting bribes, the private use of public money, and embezzlement, nine other officials were also given jail sentences in connection with the case, Anhui Satellite Television reported yesterday.

One of the biggest cases in the history of Dongguan No. 1 People’s Court, the investigation started after Huang Ping raped a female subordinate in 2010. The victim had been married for seven years and had never been pregnant until her husband later discovered that she was seven months pregnant with Huang’s baby.

A subsequent investigation into Huang’s personal and political corruption eventually saw him convicted of eight counts of embezzlement involving a total of 380,000 yuan; three counts of accepting bribes involving a total of 2.15 million yuan; and one count of putting public money to personal use involving 410,000 yuan.

On top of his prison sentence, Huang is expected to suffer 700,000 yuan in personal financial losses.

Other people implicated in Huang’s economic crimes include Dalingshan Deputy Traffic Police Chief Officer Yi, Huangjiang Deputy Traffic Police Officer Han and Xiegang Deputy Police Chief Officer Huang.

A total of nine people have been punished, Sina News reports.

Huang Ping