Wife Says Trafficking Rescuer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Chen Baorong, a Chinese man arrested while trying to rescue detained workers from Cambodian scam compounds, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday morning, according to his wife who attended the verdict announcement. The decision was made at the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court, but a court spokesperson has yet to confirm the sentence against Chen and others in the case. Chinese-language media have also reported the two-year sentence.

This article will be updated once official information is provided. Four people were initially arrested in the case: Li Ya Yuan Lun, 31; Chen Xiaohua, 41; Tan Xiaomei, 41; and Chen. Li had claimed in February that after refusing scam work in Sihanoukville, the syndicate detaining him harvested his blood. The story quickly attracted attention overseas — especially in Chinese-language media — but Cambodian authorities deemed the tale fabricated and arrested Li, Chen, Chen’s assistant and a doctor.

Chen was arrested and charged by the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court in March with incitement to discriminate, false declaration, unlawful interference in the discharge of public functions and unlawful use of certificate of profession.

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