3-Day Orgy Leads to Secret Trial

The
case sparked by the scandalous 3-day orgy in Southern China by a band
of Japanese businessmen and tourists who hired upwards of 500
local prostitutes has gone to a closed-door trial. Dowbrigade covered
the orgy here and
here.
This is the kind of story that begs for a first-hand bloggers report.

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — A group of 14 Chinese have gone on trial
behind closed doors in southern China, accused of organizing an orgy
involving hundreds of Japanese tourists and local prostitutes, court
officials and media said.

The scandal has sparked outrage in China, particularly on the Internet,
and embarrassed Beijing and Tokyo, close trading partners that have shown
signs of growing diplomatic solidarity in the face of the North Korean
nuclear crisis.

from Reuters