A professor in east China's Jiangsu Province has been charged with pruriency offenses after allegedly operating a wife-swapping ring that held 22 swinging parties.
The professor, 53, attended 18 parties and was the oldest and most educated participant, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
Another 21 members of the community also face similar charges by Qinhuai District People's Procuratorate in Jiangsu's capital city, Nanjing, Xinhua said.
According to China's law, assembled pruriency constitutes organizing sexual activities for a group of men and women at the same time and place.
The professor, surnamed Wang, faces a jail term of up to five years if convicted.
Wang, an assistant professor at a Nanjing university, had been living with his mentally ill mother after undergoing two divorces.
He looked online for sex topics and took to partner-changing activities.
He also launched an online community to promote the activities, which he described as "a promotion of healthy sex knowledge."
He encouraged couples to change partners to make their life more interesting.
The idea proved a hit as his community attracted 190 members at its peak. Most participants were couples seeking novelty away from their daily routines, according to prosecutors.
Before each party, Wang would contact a few participants by phone or online. Sometimes they held the parties in Wang's room.
Last May, Wang announced he was shutting down the community after being refused sex by some young women members.
But three months later, police received reports about the community and caught Wang and other key members.
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